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Shloka 34

धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)

“महाबली वासुदेव सम्पूर्ण भूतोंके आत्मा हैं। पृथ्वी, जल, तेज, वायु और आकाश--ये पाँच महाभूत हैं ।। ते समेता महात्मान: शरीरमिति संज्ञितम्‌ । तदा विशति यो ब्रद्यान्नदृश्यो लघुविक्रम:,“वे सब महाभूत एक साथ मिलकर ही शरीर नाम धारण करते हैं। ब्रह्म! उस समय अदृश्यभावसे जो शीघ्रगामी चेतन उसमें प्रवेश करता है, वही जीवात्मा है

bhīṣma uvāca | mahābalī vāsudevaḥ sampūrṇa-bhūtānām ātmā | pṛthivī jalaṃ tejo vāyur ākāśaś ca—etāni pañca mahābhūtāni || te sametā mahātmānaḥ śarīram iti saṃjñitam | tadā viśati yo brahman adṛśyo laghu-vikramaḥ ||

Bhīṣma berkata: “Vāsudeva yang mahaperkasa adalah Ātman batin seluruh makhluk. Bumi, air, api/tejas, angin, dan ruang—itulah lima mahābhūta. Ketika mahābhūta itu berpadu, keseluruhannya disebut ‘tubuh’. Lalu, wahai Brahmana, prinsip kesadaran yang tak terlihat dan bergerak cepat yang memasukinya—itulah yang disebut jīva.”

{'mahābalī''mighty, of great power', 'vāsudevaḥ': 'Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa/Nārāyaṇa), the supreme indwelling Lord', 'ātmā': 'Self
{'mahābalī':
indwelling principle', 'bhūta''being
indwelling principle', 'bhūta':
constituent of embodied existence', 'pañca mahābhūtāni''the five great elements (earth, water, fire, wind, space)', 'pṛthivī': 'earth', 'jala': 'water', 'tejas': 'fire
constituent of embodied existence', 'pañca mahābhūtāni':
heat-energy', 'vāyu''wind
heat-energy', 'vāyu':
vital air', 'ākāśa''space
vital air', 'ākāśa':
ether', 'sametāḥ''assembled together
ether', 'sametāḥ':
combined', 'śarīra''body
combined', 'śarīra':
embodied frame', 'saṃjñitam''designated
embodied frame', 'saṃjñitam':
known as', 'brahman''O Brahman
known as', 'brahman':
address to a learned sage/priestly interlocutor', 'adṛśyaḥ''unseen
address to a learned sage/priestly interlocutor', 'adṛśyaḥ':
imperceptible', 'laghu-vikramaḥ''swift in movement
imperceptible', 'laghu-vikramaḥ':
quick-acting', 'viśati''enters'}
quick-acting', 'viśati':

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
V
Vāsudeva
B
Brahman (addressee)
P
pañca mahābhūtāni (earth, water, fire, wind, space)
Ś
śarīra (body)
J
jīva (individual self)