Shloka 50
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
यदा पश्यति भूतानि प्रसन्नात्मा55त्मनो हृदि । स्वयंज्योतिस्तदा सूक्ष्मात् सूक्ष्मं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम्
yadā paśyati bhūtāni prasannātmātmanaḥ hṛdi | svayaṁjyotis tadā sūkṣmāt sūkṣmaṁ prāpnoty anuttamam ||
Vāyu said: When a yogin, with a mind made clear and serene, beholds all beings as present within the heart of his own self, then—shining by his own inner light—he attains the unsurpassed Supreme, subtler than the subtlest.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
When the mind becomes serene through yoga, one perceives all beings within the inner self (heart-consciousness). This vision culminates in realizing the self-luminous Supreme Reality—described as subtler than the subtlest—indicating liberation through inward clarity and universal, non-separative awareness.
Vāyudeva is instructing about yogic realization: he describes the experiential sign of spiritual maturity—seeing all beings inwardly—and the resulting attainment of the unsurpassed Supreme (Paramātman/Brahman).