Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, Shloka 15
Sanatsujāta on the Imperceptible Eternal Light (यत्तच्छुक्रं महज्ज्योतिः)
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aṅguṣṭhamātraḥ puruṣo ’ntarātmā liṅgasya yogena sa yāti nityam | tam īśam īḍyam anukalpam ādyaṃ paśyanti mūḍhā na virājamānam | yoginas taṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam ||
ສະນັດສຸຈາຕະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນກາຍນີ້ມີອາຕະມັນພາຍໃນ—ບຸລຸດ “ຂະໜາດເທົ່ານິ້ວໂປ້ງ”. ເນື່ອງຈາກການຜູກພັນກັບກາຍລະອຽດ (ລິງຄະ-ສະຣີຣະ) ມັນຈຶ່ງວຽນວ່າຍເກີດ–ຕາຍຢູ່ເປັນນິດ. ແຕ່ພຣະເຈົ້າສູງສຸດ—ຜູ້ປົກຄອງທັງປວງ, ຄວນແກ່ການສັນລະເສີນ, ເປັນເຫດປັດໃຈແຕ່ດັ້ງເດີມ ແລະມີອຳນາດຄົບຖ້ວນ—ແມ່ນຈະສະຖິດຢູ່ທົ່ວໄປໃນລັດສະໝີຂອງພຣະອົງ ແຕ່ຜູ້ຫຼົງມົວກໍບໍ່ອາດເຫັນ; ສ່ວນຍອກຄີຜູ້ຝຶກຝົນດີ ກັບເຫັນພຣະພະຄະວານຜູ້ນິລັນດອນນັ້ນໂດຍກົງ.
सनत्सुजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts two perceptions: the deluded fail to recognize the ever-present, radiant Supreme Lord, while yogins—through inner discipline and clarity—directly perceive Him. It also explains transmigration as the jīva’s continual ‘going’ due to association with the subtle body (liṅga-śarīra).
In the Udyoga Parva’s Sanatsujātīya discourse, Sanatsujāta instructs (as a spiritual teacher) on the nature of the self, bondage, and the means of true vision. This verse advances the teaching by describing the indwelling self’s rebirth due to subtle-body linkage and affirming that yogic insight reveals the eternal Lord whom ordinary delusion obscures.