Shloka 19
कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः
Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma
एष कर्ता विकर्ता च भूतात्मा भूतकृत् प्रभु: । अचिन्त्यं महदाश्चर्य पवित्रमिति चोच्यते
eṣa kartā vikartā ca bhūtātmā bhūtakṛt prabhuḥ | acintyaṃ mahad āścaryaṃ pavitram iti cocyate
ヴァイシャṃパーヤナは言った。「彼は為す者であり、また結果を変転させ定める配剤者でもある。万有の内なるアートマン、衆生の創り主、自在の主である。人々は彼を『不可思議』『大いなる奇瑞』『清めるもの』と称える。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents the Supreme as both the active agent (creator/doer) and the one who reshapes and governs outcomes, immanent as the Self in all beings yet transcendent as an inconceivable, wondrous, and purifying Lord—inviting reverence and ethical alignment with a higher cosmic order.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a description is being given of the supreme divine principle—identified through epithets such as creator, indwelling Self, and sovereign—emphasizing its incomprehensibility and sanctifying power within the ongoing Vana Parva discourse.