Shloka 22
Brahma-vidyā: Satya–Tapas and the Enumeration of Tattvas
Arjuna–Vāsudeva framed dialogue
अजीव: सर्वभूतानां ब्रह्मबीज: सनातन: । एतजज्ञात्वा च तत्त्वानि ज्ञानेन परमासिना
ajīvaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ brahmabījaḥ sanātanaḥ | etaj jñātvā ca tattvāni jñānena paramāsinā
Dewa Vāyu bersabda: “Prinsip yang tak binasa, yang bersemayam dalam semua makhluk, itulah benih Brahman yang abadi. Dengan mengetahuinya, hendaknya seseorang menimbang hakikat-hakikat sejati dan, dengan pedang pengetahuan yang tertinggi, menebas delusi—agar ia hidup dalam kejernihan, pengendalian diri, dan pemahaman yang benar.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
That an eternal, imperishable principle underlies all beings and is the ‘seed’ leading to Brahman-realization; by recognizing this and discerning the tattvas, one uses knowledge as a ‘supreme sword’ to cut ignorance and live rightly.
Vāyu-deva is speaking in a didactic passage, delivering a metaphysical instruction: he points to the eternal principle present in all beings and urges the listener to employ discriminative knowledge to penetrate the truth of reality.