Shloka 28
Jarā-Mṛtyu-anatikrama: Janaka–Pañcaśikha-saṃvāda
Aging and Death Cannot Be Overstepped
तुल्यतामिह पश्यामि सदृशो5हमनेन वै । अयं हि विमलो व्यक्तमहमीदृशकस्तथा
tulyatām iha paśyāmi sadṛśo 'ham anena vai | ayaṁ hi vimalaḥ vyaktam aham īdṛśakas tathā ||
ວະສິດຖະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ທີ່ນີ້ຂ້າເຫັນຄວາມເທົ່າທຽມ; ຂ້າແທ້ໆແລ້ວຄືກັນກັບນີ້. ເພາະພຣະອາດຕະມັນສູງສຸດນີ້ປາກົດຊັດວ່າບໍ່ມີມົນທິນ, ແລະຂ້າກໍມີສະພາບຢ່າງນັ້ນເຊັ່ນກັນ»។
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The core teaching is the recognition of essential sameness between the individual self and the Supreme Self: both are intrinsically pure (vimala). Ethical refinement and inner clarity support this realization, shifting identity from the ego-personality to the stainless Self.
Vasiṣṭha is speaking in a didactic context within Śānti Parva, articulating an insight of spiritual equality: he ‘sees’ (paśyāmi) that his true nature is like the manifestly pure Supreme Reality, emphasizing direct recognition rather than mere belief.