Shloka 5
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
प्रकृतीनां परत्वेन पुरुषस्य च य: पर: । चिन्त्यते यो योगविद्धिर््रषिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभि: । अक्षरं परम॑ ब्रह्म असच्च सदसच्च य:
prakṛtīnāṁ paratvena puruṣasya ca yaḥ paraḥ | cintyate yo yogaviddhir ṛṣibhis tattvadarśibhiḥ | akṣaraṁ paramaṁ brahma asac ca sad asac ca yaḥ ||
Bhīṣma berkata: Hakikat Tertinggi itu—lebih tinggi daripada (tiga) unsur Prakṛti dan juga melampaui diri Puruṣa perseorangan—yang direnungi oleh para resi yang mengetahui Yoga dan melihat kebenaran; itulah Yang Tidak Binasa, Brahman Yang Maha Tinggi, dikatakan melampaui kedua-duanya: tiada-wujud dan wujud, namun merangkum kedua-duanya sekali.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse points to the Imperishable Supreme Brahman as the ultimate reality, transcending both Nature (prakṛti) and the individual spirit (puruṣa), and described as beyond the ordinary categories of being (sat) and non-being (asat).
Bhīṣma, instructing on higher dharma and spiritual understanding, identifies the supreme principle contemplated by truth-seeing sages and yoga-knowers, framing ethical life within a metaphysical vision of the highest Brahman.