Mahabharata 6.32.1 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 32, Shloka 1
विभूति-योगः (Vibhūti-yoga) — Exemplary Manifestations as a Contemplative Index
भीष्मपर्वमें इकतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ ३९ ॥। 75 5 १. इस लोक और परलोकके किसी भी भोगके प्रति जिसके मनमें तनिक भी आसक्ति नहीं रह गयी है तथा जिसका मन सब ओरसे हटकर एकमात्र परम प्रेमास्पद
arjuna uvāca | kiṁ tad brahma kim adhyātmaṁ kiṁ karma puruṣottama | adhibhūtaṁ ca kiṁ proktam adhidaivaṁ kim ucyate ||
ອາຣະຈຸນກ່າວວ່າ: “ໂອ ປຸຣຸໂສຕຕະມະ (ບຸກຄົນສູງສຸດ)! ‘ພຣະພຣະຫມັນ’ (Brahman) ແມ່ນຫຍັງ? ‘ອັດຍາດມະ’ (adhyātma) ໝາຍເຖິງຫຍັງ? ‘ກຳ’ (karma) ໃນບົດນີ້ແມ່ນຫຍັງ? ແລະສິ່ງໃດທີ່ເອີ້ນວ່າ ‘ອັດທິພູຕະ’ (adhibhūta)? ‘ອັດທິໄດວະ’ (adhidaiva) ເອີ້ນວ່າຫຍັງ?”
अजुन उवाच
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The verse frames the chapter by demanding clear definitions of key categories—Brahman, adhyātma, karma, adhibhūta, and adhidaiva—so that spiritual knowledge and ethical action (dharma) can be aligned. It signals that right conduct in crisis requires conceptual clarity about reality, self, action, and the cosmic order.
On the battlefield, after hearing Kṛṣṇa’s prior teaching, Arjuna admits uncertainty about technical terms and asks Kṛṣṇa (addressed as Puruṣottama) to explain them. This initiates the next phase of instruction, moving from general teaching to precise doctrinal clarification.
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