Shloka 18
अध्यात्म-तत्त्व-निर्णयः
Adhyātma Taxonomy: Elements, Faculties, and Guṇas
अव्यक्तं सर्वदेहेषु मत्येषु परमाश्रितम् । योअनुपश्यति स प्रेत्य कल्पते ब्रह्म॒ुभूयसे
avyaktaṁ sarvadeheṣu martyeṣu paramāśritam | yo’nupaśyati sa pretya kalpate brahmabhūyase ||
Vyāsa says: The Supreme, though unmanifest, abides within all perishable mortal bodies as their highest support. One who continually beholds That with a knowledge-born vision becomes, after death, fit to attain the state of Brahman—freedom from limitation and union with the highest reality.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Supreme Reality is present in all mortal bodies yet remains unmanifest; steady contemplative insight (anupaśyati) into this indwelling Brahman qualifies one for liberation—attaining Brahmanhood after death.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Vyāsa teaches a metaphysical point: the seeker should perceive the unmanifest Supreme within all beings; such sustained inner vision leads toward mokṣa.