Shloka 7
Adhyāya 222 — ब्रह्मस्थानप्राप्ति: मोक्षधर्मे समत्वव्रतम्
Attaining the Brahman-Station: The Vow of Equanimity in Mokṣadharma
आत्मनि श्रेयसि ज्ञाने धीरं निश्चितनिश्चयम् । परावरज्ञं भूतानां सर्वज्ञं समदर्शनम्
bhīṣma uvāca |
ātmani śreyasi jñāne dhīraṃ niścita-niścayam |
parāvara-jñaṃ bhūtānāṃ sarvajñaṃ sama-darśanam ||
भीष्म म्हणाले—तो धीर होता; आत्मज्ञानरूप परम श्रेयात स्थित आणि निश्चयाने अढळ होता. परा-अपरा तत्त्वांचा तो ज्ञाता होता; भूतांची उत्पत्ती व विनाश जाणणारा, तत्त्वतः सर्वज्ञ आणि सर्वांमध्ये समदृष्टी ठेवणारा होता.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the ideal of a realized person: firmly established in Self-knowledge (the true good), possessing settled conviction, understanding both higher and lower realities, and maintaining equal vision toward all beings—an ethical-spiritual maturity marked by steadiness and impartiality.
Bhishma is describing the exalted spiritual state of Prahlada (as expanded in the surrounding prose): detached from sense-objects, free from pride, self-controlled, dwelling in solitude, and absorbed in meditation on the Supreme; this sets the stage for Indra approaching him to understand his mind and intention.