Shloka 30
अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)
स एष भगवान् देव: सर्वकृत् सर्वतोमुख: । सर्वात्मा सर्वदर्शी च सर्वग: सर्ववेदिता
sa eṣa bhagavān devaḥ sarvakṛt sarvatomukhaḥ | sarvātmā sarvadarśī ca sarvagaḥ sarvavedita | yo sanātanaṁ brahma devatānām asurāṇāṁ ca munīnām api guhyaḥ, yo hṛdayaguhāyāṁ sthitaḥ san mananśīla-muneḥ api durvijñeya eva, sa eṣa bhagavān | eṣa eva sarvasṛṣṭikartā devaḥ | asya sarvataḥ mukhāni | sa sarvātmā sarvadarśī sarvavyāpī sarvajñaḥ |
ヴァーユは言った。「このお方こそまさしくバガヴァーン、神なる御者――万有を造る者、十方に面する者。万物の自己にして、遍く見、遍く満ち、遍く知る。神々・アスラ・牟尼にさえ秘される永遠のブラフマンであり、心の洞窟に住しながら、観想する修行者にとってもなお知り難い。全創造を生み出す神はただこのお方のみ。御顔は至る所にあり、内なる自己、宇宙の証人、遍在者、全知者である。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the Lord’s absolute transcendence and immanence: he is the hidden eternal Brahman, yet also the creator and indwelling Self of all beings—omnifaced, all-seeing, all-pervading, and all-knowing. Ethically, it grounds reverence and humility: even the wise must approach ultimate reality with disciplined contemplation and devotion.
Vāyudeva is describing the supreme divine principle to the listener(s), emphasizing that the highest reality is not easily grasped—even by gods and sages—because it abides subtly within the heart. The speech functions as theological instruction, identifying the Lord as both cosmic creator and inner witness.