Shloka 28
अहमेव स्मृतो माता पिता पुत्रो5स्म्यहं पुन: । आत्माहमपि सर्वस्य यच्च नास्ति यदस्ति च,धृतराष्ट्र! मैं ही सबकी माता और पिता माना गया हूँ, मैं ही पुत्र हूँ और सबका आत्मा भी मैं ही हूँ। जो है, वह भी और जो नहीं है, वह भी मैं ही हूँ
aham eva smṛto mātā pitā putro 'smy ahaṃ punaḥ | ātmāham api sarvasya yac ca nāsti yad asti ca, dhṛtarāṣṭra |
Sanatsujāta declares the all-pervading Self: “I alone am remembered as mother and father; again, I am the son. I am also the very Self of all beings. O Dhṛtarāṣṭra, whatever exists and whatever does not exist—both are within Me.”
सनत्सुजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a non-dual vision: the one Self/Brahman is the inner reality of all relations (mother, father, son) and of all categories of being and non-being. By seeing the same Self everywhere, one reduces attachment and fear, enabling dharmic action.
In the Udyoga Parva’s Sanatsujātīya section, the sage Sanatsujāta instructs King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who is troubled by anxiety and moral confusion before the war. This verse is part of the sage’s metaphysical counsel meant to steady the king through knowledge of the Self.