Shloka 12
Adhyāya 40: Brahmā on Mahān (The Great Principle) and the All-Pervading Puruṣa
विष्णुरेवादिसर्गेषु स्वयम्भूर्भवति प्रभु:
viṣṇur evādi-sargeṣu svayambhūr bhavati prabhuḥ |
Vāyu berkata: “Dalam penciptaan-penciptaan purba, sesungguhnya Viṣṇu—Tuhan Yang Berdaulat—ialah yang menzahirkan diri-Nya sendiri (svayambhū).” Ajaran ini menegaskan bahawa Yang Tertinggi tidak dihasilkan oleh sebab luaran; dengan kehendak-Nya sendiri Dia tampil pada permulaan kejadian. Sesiapa yang mengenal Tuhan Yang Maha Tinggi itu—yang bersemayam dalam ‘gua’ akal budi sebagai penguasa batin, bersifat semesta, Purusha purba, bercahaya keemasan (hiraṇmaya), dan tujuan tertinggi para bijaksana—dia melampaui batas kecerdasan biasa dan mencapai keadaan yang paling luhur.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that Viṣṇu, the Supreme Lord, is self-manifest at the beginning of creation—independent and sovereign. Realizing Him as the inner presence (in the ‘cave’ of intellect/heart), as the universal and primeval Person, is presented as the knowledge that carries one beyond the limits of ordinary intellect toward the highest attainment.
Vāyudeva is speaking and delivering a doctrinal statement about the origin of creation and the nature of the Supreme. The focus is not on external action but on instruction: identifying Viṣṇu as the self-manifest primal Lord and describing the fruit of knowing Him—transcendence and the highest goal sought by the wise.