Shloka 62
आत्यन्तिक-लयहेतुः: तापत्रय-विवेचनम् तथा ‘भगवान्/वासुदेव’ शब्दार्थः
Threefold Suffering and the Path to Final Liberation; Meaning of Bhagavān and Vāsudeva
अन्धं तम इवाज्ञानं दीपवच् चेन्द्रियोद्भवम् यथा सूर्यस् तथा ज्ञानं यद् विप्रर्षे विवेकजम्
andhaṃ tama ivājñānaṃ dīpavac cendriyodbhavam yathā sūryas tathā jñānaṃ yad viprarṣe vivekajam
अज्ञान अंधाऱ्या तमासारखे; इंद्रियजन्य ज्ञान दीपकासारखे. पण हे श्रेष्ठ ऋषी, विवेकजन्य ज्ञान सूर्याप्रमाणे आहे.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse ranks viveka-born knowledge as “sun-like,” meaning it is self-revealing and fully illuminating, unlike sensory knowledge which is only partial—thereby marking viveka as essential for true understanding.
He compares sense-based knowledge to a lamp that gives limited light, while discernment-based knowledge is compared to the sun, which reveals reality comprehensively and without dependence.
By elevating viveka-jñāna as the highest illumination, the text prepares the seeker to recognize the Supreme Reality—ultimately Vishnu—not through fragmented perception but through clear inner discernment aligned with dharma.