Shloka 8
अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)
निष्कलं सकल ब्रह्म निर्गुणं गुणणोचरम् । योगिनां परमानन्दमक्षरं मोक्षसंज्ञितम्
niṣkalaṃ sakala brahma nirguṇaṃ guṇagocaram | yogināṃ paramānandam akṣaraṃ mokṣasaṃjñitam ||
Vāyu-deva bersabda: “Brahman itu sekaligus tanpa bagian dan meliputi segalanya; melampaui guṇa namun juga tersingkap melalui guṇa. Bagi para yogin, Dialah kebahagiaan tertinggi—Yang Tak Binasa, yang disebut mokṣa itu sendiri.” Begitu kata-kata itu terucap, Taṇḍin, sang perbendaharaan tapa, memperoleh penglihatan langsung akan Kenyataan yang tak berubah, tiada banding, tak terpikirkan, kekal, dan teguh itu.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Brahman as simultaneously transcendent and immanent: partless (niṣkala) and all-inclusive (sakala), beyond the guṇas (nirguṇa) yet approachable through attributes (guṇagocara). For the realized yogin, this Reality is experienced as supreme bliss and as mokṣa itself—imperishable and unchanging.
Vāyu-deva describes the nature of Brahman, and immediately upon this instruction Taṇḍin, the ascetic, attains darśana—direct vision/realization—of that eternal, immutable Brahman characterized as both nirguṇa and saguṇa, identified with the yogins’ highest joy and liberation.