Shloka 21
सत्य–अनृत, प्रकाश–तमस्, स्वर्ग–नरक विवेचनम्
Truth and Untruth as Light and Darkness; Svarga and Naraka as Ethical Consequences
अहंकारस्य यः सत्रष्टा सर्वभूतभवाय वै । यत: समभवद् विश्व पृष्टो5हं यदिह त्वया
ahaṅkārasya yaḥ sraṣṭā sarvabhūtabhavāya vai | yataḥ samabhavad viśvaṃ pṛṣṭo ’haṃ yad iha tvayā ||
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ພຣະອົງນັ້ນແມ່ນຜູ້ສ້າງອະຫັງກາຣະ (ahaṅkāra) ອັນເປັນປະຖົມ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ສັດທັງປວງເກີດຂຶ້ນ; ແລະຈາກພຣະອົງນັ້ນແຫຼະ ຈັກກະວານທັງມວນໄດ້ອຸບັດຂຶ້ນ. ສິ່ງທີ່ເຈົ້າຖາມຂ້ອຍເຖິງກໍາເນີດຂອງໂລກ ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ອະທິບາຍໃຫ້ເຈົ້າຄົບຖ້ວນແລ້ວ».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames creation in Sāṅkhya-like terms: the universe arises from a first cause that brings forth ahaṅkāra (the cosmic ‘I’-principle), which in turn enables the manifestation of all beings. It emphasizes causal explanation and completeness of instruction.
In the Śānti Parva dialogue, Bhīṣma is answering a question about the origin of the universe. He concludes this segment by identifying the creator of ahaṅkāra as the source of cosmic manifestation and stating that he has fully answered the inquiry.