Shloka 27
Sanatsujāta on Vedic Learning, Truth (Satya), and the Discipline of Dama–Tyāga–Apramāda
न तारकासु न च विद्युदाश्रितं नचाश्रेषु दृश्यते रूपमस्य । न चापि वायौ न च देवतासु नैतच्चन्द्रे दृश्यते नोत सूर्ये
na tārakāsu na ca vidyudāśritaṃ nacāśreṣu dṛśyate rūpam asya | na cāpi vāyau na ca devatāsu naitac candre dṛśyate noto sūrye
ಇದರ ರೂಪ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲ; ಮಿಂಚಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಆಶ್ರಯಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿಲ್ಲ; ಮೋಡಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಡ ಕಾಣುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಗಾಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಅಲ್ಲ, ದೇವತೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ದೃಶ್ಯವಲ್ಲ; ಚಂದ್ರನಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಅಲ್ಲ, ಸೂರ್ಯನಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಇದರ ದರ್ಶನವಿಲ್ಲ.
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Reality Sanatsujāta points to is not an object available to the senses; it cannot be located as a visible form in cosmic phenomena (stars, lightning, sky, wind, gods, moon, sun). Therefore one must turn from external spectacle to inner knowledge and disciplined discernment.
In the Udyoga Parva’s Sanatsujātīya discourse, Sanatsujāta instructs Dhṛtarāṣṭra on profound spiritual matters. Here he negates common ‘where is it seen?’ assumptions, steering the king away from superficial signs and toward wisdom that supports righteous decision-making amid the looming war.