Shloka 16
Yoga-Sleep, Cosmic Dissolution, and the Lotus of Creation
with Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision
स इज्यस्सर्वयज्ञानां स तत्त्वं तत्त्वदर्शिनाम् । अध्यात्ममध्यात्मविदां नरकं च विकर्मिणाम्
sa ijyassarvayajñānāṃ sa tattvaṃ tattvadarśinām | adhyātmamadhyātmavidāṃ narakaṃ ca vikarmiṇām
Il est l’adoration au cœur de tous les yajña ; Il est la Réalité pour ceux qui voient la Réalité. Il est l’Ātman intérieur pour les connaisseurs de l’Ātman — et pour ceux qui commettent des actes interdits, Il est l’enfer.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 39; verse presents a doctrinal statement about the Supreme).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: temple
Sandhi Resolution Notes: इज्यः+सर्वयज्ञानाम्→इज्यस्सर्वयज्ञानाम् (विसर्ग-सन्धिः); अध्यात्मम्+अध्यात्मविदाम्→अध्यात्ममध्यात्मविदाम्
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme as the very “worship” or inner efficacy of every yajña—implying that ritual has its highest meaning when oriented toward Him.
It presents a layered view: to tattva-darśins He is the ultimate Reality, and to adhyātma-vids He is realized as the indwelling spiritual essence (the inner Self).
It warns that wrongful, prohibited actions (vikarma) result in suffering symbolized as naraka, underscoring moral responsibility alongside spiritual knowledge and ritual.