Shloka 62

Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Pramāda as Mṛtyu

Chapter 42

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्षदर्शी लोकानां सर्वदर्शी भवेन्नर: । सत्ये वै ब्राह्मणस्तिष्ठंस्तद्‌ विद्वान्‌ सर्वविद्‌ भवेत्‌

Transliteration

pratyakṣadarśī lokānāṁ sarvadarśī bhavennaraḥ | satye vai brāhmaṇas tiṣṭhaṁs tad vidvān sarvavid bhavet ||

Translation

Seseorang yang menyaksikan berbagai dunia secara langsung disebut sebagai pelihat atas dunia-dunia itu. Namun, brahmana yang teguh berdiri semata-mata dalam Kebenaran—yakni Brahman sendiri—dialah, karena sungguh bijaksana, yang menjadi Mahatahu.

Word by Word

• {'pratyakṣa-darśī': 'one who sees directly

• an immediate perceiver', 'lokānām': 'of the worlds/realms (seen or conceived planes of existence)', 'sarva-darśī': 'all-seeing

• one who sees everything (in the sense of all worlds)', 'naraḥ': 'a man

• human being', 'satye': 'in Truth

• in the Real (Brahman)', 'vai': 'indeed

• emphatic particle', 'brāhmaṇaḥ': 'a Brahmin

• here, a knower of Brahman / spiritually grounded person', 'tiṣṭhan': 'standing

• remaining established', 'tad': 'that

• in that (Truth)', 'vidvān': 'the wise

• one who truly knows', 'sarvavit': 'all-knowing

• knower of all (through knowledge of the ultimate reality)', 'bhavet': 'becomes'}

Speaker

सनत्युजात उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanatsujāta
• Brahman (Truth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Direct perception of many worlds (extraordinary vision) is still limited to what is seen; true omniscience is attributed to the one who abides in Satya—Brahman—because knowing the ultimate reality is presented as the highest, comprehensive knowledge.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanatsujāta is instructing (in the Sanatsujātīya discourse) on the hierarchy of knowledge: he elevates steadfast establishment in Truth over mystical or cosmological vision, guiding the listener toward Brahman-centered wisdom as the supreme aim.