Shloka 30
सूक्ष्मभूत-भूतात्मविज्ञानम्
Knowing the subtle principle and the bhūtātman through yoga
वेदांश्व वेद्यं तु विधिं च कृत्स्न- मथो निरुक्त परमार्थतां च । सर्व शरीरात्मनि य: प्रवेद तस्यैव देवा: स्पृहयन्ति नित्यम्
vedāṁś ca vedyaṁ tu vidhiṁ ca kṛtsnam atho nirukta-paramārthatāṁ ca | sarva-śarīrātmani yaḥ pravedā tasyaiva devāḥ spṛhayanti nityam ||
व्यास ने कहा—जो समस्त शरीरों में स्थित आत्मा को यथार्थ रूप से जानता है, वही सारतः वेदों को, ज्ञेय समस्त वस्तुओं को, सम्पूर्ण विधि-नियमों (कर्मकाण्ड) को, अर्थ-प्रकाशक निरुक्त को और परम सत्य को जान लेता है। ऐसे सर्वात्मा-ज्ञानी की सेवा के लिए देवता भी सदा लालायित रहते हैं।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-knowledge is presented as the culmination of all learning: one who realizes the indwelling Self in all beings thereby comprehends the Vedas, the knowable, ritual injunctions, interpretive meaning, and ultimate truth; such a realized person becomes spiritually eminent, even attracting the reverence of the gods.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Vyāsa delivers a doctrinal statement elevating the knower of the universal indwelling Self above mere textual or ritual mastery, portraying divine beings themselves as eager to honor and serve such a sage.