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Shloka 20

Prahlāda–Indra Saṃvāda: Kartṛtva (Agency) and Svabhāva (Nature) in the Causation of Karma

ताभि: संयुक्तमनसो ब्रह्म तत्‌ सम्प्रकाशते । शनैश्वोपगते सच्चे ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते,उन इन्द्रिययेवताओंसे जिसका मन संयुक्त हो गया है, उसके अन्तःकरणमें परब्रह्म परमात्मा प्रकाशित हो उठता है; फिर धीरे-धीरे सत्त्वगुण प्राप्त होनेपर वह मनुष्य ब्रह्मभावको प्राप्त हो जाता है

tābhiḥ saṃyuktamanaso brahma tat samprakāśate | śanaiśvopagate sattve brahmabhūyāya kalpate ||

ആ ഇന്ദ്രിയാധിഷ്ഠാതൃ ശക്തികളോടു മനസ് ഏകോപിതമാകുമ്പോൾ, അന്തഃകരണത്തിൽ പരബ്രഹ്മം വ്യക്തമായി പ്രകാശിക്കുന്നു. പിന്നെ ക്രമേണ സത്ത്വം ഉദയിക്കുമ്പോൾ അവൻ ബ്രഹ്മഭാവം പ്രാപിക്കാൻ യോഗ്യനാകുന്നു.

ताभिःby/with those (female/collective: by those [deities/forces])
ताभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्री, तृतीया, बहुवचन
संयुक्त-मनसःone whose mind is united/collected
संयुक्त-मनसः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसंयुक्त (कृदन्त/विशेषण) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
ब्रह्मBrahman (the Absolute)
ब्रह्म:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तत्that (Brahman/that reality)
तत्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
सम्प्रकाशतेshines forth / becomes manifest
सम्प्रकाशते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रकाश् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद
शनैःgradually, slowly
शनैः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशनैः (अव्यय)
उपगतेwhen attained/when it has come (to be present)
उपगते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootउपगम् (धातु) → उपगत (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formनपुं, सप्तमी, एकवचन
सत्त्वेin sattva (purity/clarity; sattva-guṇa)
सत्त्वे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुं, सप्तमी, एकवचन
ब्रह्म-भूयायfor Brahmanhood / to the state of being Brahman
ब्रह्म-भूयाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + भूयस्/भूय (प्रातिपदिक; भावार्थ)
Formनपुं, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
कल्पतेis fit/becomes/attains
कल्पते:
TypeVerb
Rootकॢप् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
B
Brahman

Educational Q&A

Inner realization of Brahman arises when the mind is properly integrated with and governed through the senses (and their presiding principles), leading to increasing sattva (purity/clarity). As sattva grows gradually, one becomes qualified for brahma-bhāva—abidance in the highest reality.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on the inner disciplines that lead beyond sorrow. Here he describes a contemplative progression: disciplined sensory life and mental integration give rise to inner illumination, and sustained purity culminates in fitness for Brahman-realization.