Shloka 18
अध्यात्म-तत्त्व-निर्णयः
Adhyātma Taxonomy: Elements, Faculties, and Guṇas
अव्यक्तं सर्वदेहेषु मत्येषु परमाश्रितम् । योअनुपश्यति स प्रेत्य कल्पते ब्रह्म॒ुभूयसे
avyaktaṁ sarvadeheṣu martyeṣu paramāśritam | yo’nupaśyati sa pretya kalpate brahmabhūyase ||
Dalam semua tubuh fana para makhluk yang dapat binasa, Yang Mahatinggi bersemayam tanpa menampakkan diri sebagai sandaran tertinggi. Barangsiapa senantiasa memandang-Nya dengan penglihatan yang lahir dari pengetahuan, setelah kematian ia menjadi layak mencapai keadaan Brahman.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Supreme Reality is present in all mortal bodies yet remains unmanifest; steady contemplative insight (anupaśyati) into this indwelling Brahman qualifies one for liberation—attaining Brahmanhood after death.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Vyāsa teaches a metaphysical point: the seeker should perceive the unmanifest Supreme within all beings; such sustained inner vision leads toward mokṣa.