Shloka 23
अध्यात्म-तत्त्व-निर्णयः
Adhyātma Taxonomy: Elements, Faculties, and Guṇas
सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्य विभोर्भूतहितस्य च । देवा5पि मार्गे मुहान्ति अपदस्य पदैषिण:
sarvabhūtātmabhūtasya vibhor bhūtahitasya ca | devā api mārge muhyanti apadasya padaiṣiṇaḥ ||
जो सम्पूर्ण प्राणियों का आत्मा बन चुका है, जो समर्थ है और सब प्राणियों के हित में निरत रहता है, जिसका कोई निश्चित पदचिह्न-सा मार्ग नहीं, और जो ब्रह्मपद की खोज में है—उस ज्ञानयोगी के पथ को खोजते-खोजते देवता भी मोहित हो जाते हैं।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The realized jñāna-yogin, established as the Self of all beings and working for universal welfare, moves in a ‘trackless’ way that cannot be fully mapped by conventional rules or even by divine perception; liberation is not a merely external route but an inward realization culminating in Brahman.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Vyāsa describes the extraordinary status of the perfected yogin: even the gods, who are normally guides and witnesses, become confused when attempting to discern the yogin’s true path and inner state.