Shloka 16
अध्यात्म-तत्त्व-निर्णयः
Adhyātma Taxonomy: Elements, Faculties, and Guṇas
न हायं चक्षुषा दृश्यो न च सर्वैरपीन्द्रियै: । मनसा तु प्रदीपेन महानात्मा प्रकाशते
na hāyaṃ cakṣuṣā dṛśyo na ca sarvair apīndriyaiḥ | manasā tu pradīpena mahānātmā prakāśate ||
यह परमात्मा न आँखों से देखा जा सकता है और न समस्त इन्द्रियों से। वह तो केवल मनरूपी दीपक से बुद्धि में प्रकाशित होता है।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Supreme Self is not an object of sensory perception; it is realized inwardly when the mind becomes a clear illuminator—purified, steady, and subtle—so that true knowledge arises in the intellect.
In the instruction-filled Shānti Parva, Vyāsa is presenting a contemplative teaching: shifting the seeker from reliance on external senses to disciplined inner awareness as the proper means to apprehend the highest reality.