Shloka 33
कर्मनाशाभावः, गर्भे जीवप्रवेशः, आचारधर्मोपदेशः
Karma’s Non-Extinction, Jīva’s Entry into the Embryo, and Instruction on Conduct-Dharma
जातीमरणरोगैश्व समाविष्ट: प्रधानवित् | चेतनावत्सु चैतन्यं सम॑ भूतेषु पश्यति
jāti-maraṇa-rogaiś ca samāviṣṭaḥ pradhāna-vit | cetanāvatsu caitanyaṃ samaṃ bhūteṣu paśyati ||
Sang brāhmaṇa berkata: Walaupun makhluk-makhluk dihimpit oleh kelahiran, kematian, dan penyakit, namun orang yang mengetahui Pradhāna (prinsip asas alam) melihat kesedaran yang sama hadir dalam semua makhluk yang berjiwa, memandang kesedaran batin yang setara pada segala yang hidup.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
A wise person who understands Pradhāna sees the same consciousness in all sentient beings. This ‘equal vision’ grounds ethical conduct—reducing cruelty and partiality—because one recognizes a shared inner awareness despite the universal conditions of birth, death, and disease.
In a didactic passage of the Aśvamedhika Parva, a Brāhmaṇa speaker presents a philosophical observation: although embodied life is marked by suffering and change, the discerning knower perceives an underlying sameness of consciousness across beings, framing a moral-spiritual perspective within the discourse.