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Shloka 30

अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)

स एष भगवान्‌ देव: सर्वकृत्‌ सर्वतोमुख: । सर्वात्मा सर्वदर्शी च सर्वग: सर्ववेदिता

sa eṣa bhagavān devaḥ sarvakṛt sarvatomukhaḥ | sarvātmā sarvadarśī ca sarvagaḥ sarvavedita | yo sanātanaṁ brahma devatānām asurāṇāṁ ca munīnām api guhyaḥ, yo hṛdayaguhāyāṁ sthitaḥ san mananśīla-muneḥ api durvijñeya eva, sa eṣa bhagavān | eṣa eva sarvasṛṣṭikartā devaḥ | asya sarvataḥ mukhāni | sa sarvātmā sarvadarśī sarvavyāpī sarvajñaḥ |

Dijo Vāyu: «Él es, en verdad, el Bienaventurado Señor, el dios—hacedor de todo, con rostro en todas direcciones. Es el Sí mismo de todos, el que todo lo ve, el que todo lo penetra y el que todo lo sabe. Es el Brahman eterno, oculto incluso a dioses, asuras y sabios; morando en la cueva del corazón, sigue siendo difícil de conocer aun para el asceta contemplativo. Sólo Él es la deidad que hace surgir toda la creación; sus rostros están en todas partes. Es el Sí mismo interior, el testigo universal, el omnipresente, el omnisciente.»

सःhe/that (one)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भगवान्the Blessed Lord
भगवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
देवःgod, deity
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वकृत्maker of all
सर्वकृत्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वकृत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वतःमुखःhaving faces on all sides
सर्वतःमुखः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वतोमुख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वात्माthe Self of all
सर्वात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वदर्शीall-seeing
सर्वदर्शी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वदर्शिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सर्वगःall-pervading; going everywhere
सर्वगः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्ववेदिताknower of all
सर्ववेदिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसर्ववेदितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
B
Bhagavān (the Lord)
D
Deva(s) (gods)
A
Asura(s)
M
Muni(s) (sages)
B
Brahman
H
Hṛdayaguhā (cave of the heart)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches the Lord’s absolute transcendence and immanence: he is the hidden eternal Brahman, yet also the creator and indwelling Self of all beings—omnifaced, all-seeing, all-pervading, and all-knowing. Ethically, it grounds reverence and humility: even the wise must approach ultimate reality with disciplined contemplation and devotion.

Vāyudeva is describing the supreme divine principle to the listener(s), emphasizing that the highest reality is not easily grasped—even by gods and sages—because it abides subtly within the heart. The speech functions as theological instruction, identifying the Lord as both cosmic creator and inner witness.