Shloka 22
Adhyāya 352: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Saṃvāda — Uñchavrata-niścaya
Dialogue and the Resolve to Practice Uñchavrata
ब्रह्मोवाच वैजयन्तो गिरिवर: सततं सेव्यते मया । अन्नैकाग्रेण मनसा पुरुषश्चिन्त्यते विराट्,ब्रह्माजीने कहा--वत्स! मैं इन दिनों गिरिवर वैजयन्तका जो निरन्तर सेवन कर रहा हूँ, इसका कारण यह है कि यहाँ एकाग्रचित्तसे विराट् पुरुषका चिन्तन किया करता हूँ
brahmovāca vaijayanto girivaraḥ satataṃ sevyate mayā | annaikāgreṇa manasā puruṣaś cintyate virāṭ ||
Brahmā said: “My child, I constantly resort to and dwell upon the excellent mountain Vaijayanta. The reason is this: with a mind made one-pointed, I contemplate the all-pervading Cosmic Person (Virāṭ) here.”
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ekāgratā (one-pointedness) as the basis of higher contemplation: even Brahmā chooses a sacred, steady setting to focus the mind and meditate on the Virāṭ Puruṣa, implying that disciplined attention and inner recollection of the cosmic Self are central to dharmic spiritual practice.
The speaker (Pitāmaha) reports Brahmā’s statement: Brahmā explains why he continually stays on the mountain Vaijayanta—because there he engages in concentrated meditation on the Virāṭ, the cosmic form of the Supreme Person.