Shloka 20
Brahmā’s Enumeration of Primacies (Ādi) and the Supremacy of Knowledge
Jñāna
सर्व कृतं विनाशान्तं जातस्य मरणं ध्रुवम् । अशाश्रवृतं हि लोके5स्मिन् सदा स्थावरजड्रमम्
sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ vināśāntaṃ jātasya maraṇaṃ dhruvam | aśāśvataṃ hi loke 'smin sadā sthāvara-jaṅgamam ||
Dewa Vāyu berkata: “Apa jua yang telah dijadikan akhirnya menuju kebinasaan; bagi yang lahir, kematian itu pasti. Di dunia ini tiada sesuatu pun—sama ada yang tidak bergerak atau yang bergerak—yang kekal selama-lamanya.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
All conditioned things are impermanent: whatever is produced will perish, and whoever is born will certainly die. The verse urges clear-sighted detachment and steadiness in dharma by recognizing the inevitability of change and death.
Vāyu-deva delivers a concise philosophical instruction, emphasizing the universal law of impermanence—applying it to all entities in the world, both immobile (sthāvara) and mobile (jaṅgama)—to guide the listener toward right understanding and composure.