Shloka 18
अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)
अधिपौरुषमध्यात्ममधि भूताधिदैवतम् । अधिलोकाधिविज्ञानमधियज्ञस्त्वमेव हि,अधिपौरुष, अध्यात्म, अधिभूत, अधिदैवत, अधिलोक, अधिविज्ञान और अधियज्ञ आप ही हैं
adhipauruṣam adhyātmam adhibhūtādhidaivatam | adhilokādhivijñānam adhiyajñas tvam eva hi ||
ヴァーユは言った。「汝ただ一者のみが、至上のプルシャ、内なる統御者であり、内に宿る自己である。汝ただ一者のみが、有情の界であり、神々の界である。汝ただ一者のみが諸世界であり、それらを照らす高き智であり、また汝ただ一者のみがヤジュニャ（祭祀）である。霊性・宇宙・神聖・世間・儀礼のいずれの領域においても、汝の臨在こそ究竟の基盤である。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms the Lord’s all-encompassing sovereignty: the same ultimate reality presides over the individual (adhyātma), the material world (adhibhūta), the divine order (adhidaivata), the cosmic worlds (adhiloka), true knowledge (adhivijñāna), and sacrificial action (adhiyajña). Ethically, it integrates knowledge and ritual by grounding both in devotion to the one supreme source.
Vāyu (the wind-god) addresses the Supreme Lord in praise, identifying Him as the presiding principle in multiple Vedic categories (spiritual, elemental, divine, worldly, cognitive, and sacrificial). The speech functions as a theological declaration that unifies diverse aspects of dharma under one divine reality.