Shloka 16
Bhūta-guṇa-saṃkhyāna
Enumeration of the Properties of the Elements and Cognitive Faculties
सर्वेषामेव भूतानां तमस्यपगते यथा । प्रकाशं भवते सर्व तथेदमुपधार्यताम्
sarveṣām eva bhūtānāṁ tamasy apagate yathā | prakāśaṁ bhavate sarvaṁ tathā idam upadhāryatām ||
ວະຍາສະກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອຄວາມມືດຖອນຫາຍໄປ ແສງສະຫວ່າງກໍແຜ່ກວ້າງຢູ່ຕໍ່ໜ້າສັດມີຊີວິດທັງປວງ; ດັ່ງນັ້ນຈົ່ງເຂົ້າໃຈໃຫ້ແນ່ນອນວ່າ: ເມື່ອອະວິດຊາຖືກທໍາລາຍເທົ່ານັ້ນ ອາດຕະມາ—ຜູ້ມີທໍາມະຊາດເປັນປັນຍາ—ຈຶ່ງຖືກຮູ້ແຈ້ງໂດຍກົງ.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Knowledge of the Self is not produced as something new; it becomes evident when ignorance (tamas) is removed—like light appearing when darkness is dispelled.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa instructs the listener using a simple analogy (darkness and light) to clarify the relation between ignorance, knowledge, and direct realization of the Self.