Shloka 41
अध्याय १९० — वामदेव-वाम्य-वृत्तान्तः
The Vāmadeva Horses Episode and the Ethics of Promise
तावत् स्वपिमि विश्वात्मा सर्वभूतानि मोहयन् । एवं सर्वमहं कालमिहास्से मुनिसत्तम
tāvat svapimi viśvātmā sarvabhūtāni mohayān | evaṁ sarvam ahaṁ kālam ihāsse munisattama ||
Sang Dewa bersabda: “Selama itulah Aku tidur sebagai Ātman Semesta, menebarkan delusi atas semua makhluk. Demikianlah Aku berdiam di sini sepanjang segala masa, wahai resi termulia.”
देव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a metaphysical view: the Deity, as the Universal Self, abides through all time and, by a power of delusion, causes beings to fall into ignorance—implying that liberation requires seeing beyond this moha to the underlying Self.
In a dialogue with a great sage, the Deity explains its own cosmic mode of being—described as ‘sleep’—during which all creatures are enveloped in delusion, while the Deity remains present and enduring across time.