Shloka 38
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
एकैकस्य प्रभा तादूुकू साभवन्मानवस्य ह । “उनके मनकी इस एकाग्रतासे भगवान् श्रीहरि प्रसन्न होते थे। मुनिश्रेष्ठ! प्रलयकालमें सूर्यकी जैसी प्रभा होती है, वैसी ही उस द्वीपमें रहनेवाले प्रत्येक पुरुषकी थी ।।
ekaikasya prabhā tādṛśī sābhavan mānavasya ha | teṣāṁ manasaḥ ekāgratāyā bhagavān śrīhariḥ prasanno bhavati | muniśreṣṭha! pralayakāle sūryasya yā prabhā bhavati, tādṛśī eva tasmin dvīpe nivāsinaḥ pratyekasya puruṣasya āsīt || tejonivāsaḥ sa dvīpa iti vai me nire vayam |
Di sana, tiap orang pun memiliki cahaya yang serupa. Karena keteguhan batin yang terpusat, Tuhan Śrī Hari berkenan kepada mereka. Wahai resi termulia, sebagaimana matahari menyala pada saat pralaya, demikian pula gemilangnya setiap insan yang tinggal di pulau itu. Maka kami memahami pulau itu sebagai ‘Tejonivāsa’—kediaman cahaya.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Single-pointed concentration (ekāgratā) and steady inner discipline are presented as qualities that please Śrī Hari; such devotion is not merely internal but is said to manifest as tejas—an outward radiance symbolizing spiritual power and purity.
Bhīṣma describes a particular dvīpa (realm/island) whose inhabitants each shine with sun-like brilliance, likened to the sun at pralaya. He explains this extraordinary radiance as the result of their focused minds and the Lord’s favor, hence the place is remembered as a ‘tejonivāsa,’ an abode of light.