Shloka 36
धन-राजधर्म संवादः
Discourse on Wealth and Royal Duty
विश्वरूपो महादेव: सर्वमेधे महामखे । जुहाव सर्वभूतानि तथैवात्मानमात्मना,सम्पूर्ण विश्व जिनका स्वरूप है, उन महादेवजीने सर्वमैध नामक महायज्ञमें सम्पूर्ण भूतोंकी तथा स्वयं अपनी भी आहुति दे दी थी
viśvarūpo mahādevaḥ sarvamedhe mahāmakhe | juhāva sarvabhūtāni tathaivātmānam ātmanā ||
Arjuna berkata: “Mahādeva, yang wujud-Nya meliputi seluruh alam semesta, pernah melaksanakan korban agung bernama Sarvamedha. Dalam upacara yang maha luas itu, Baginda mempersembahkan segala makhluk—bahkan diri Baginda sendiri—dengan diri Baginda sendiri.” Rangkap ini membangkitkan cita etika penyerahan total: penyembahan tertinggi bukanlah peragaan ritual semata-mata, melainkan penyerahan ego dan sifat memiliki demi kesejahteraan serta keutuhan semua.
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the pinnacle of sacrifice as complete self-offering: the divine ideal is to relinquish ego and ownership so thoroughly that even one’s own self is symbolically offered for the sake of the whole.
Arjuna cites an exemplum: Mahādeva, described as cosmic in form, performs the Sarvamedha and is said to have offered all beings and even himself in that great rite, underscoring the magnitude of divine renunciation and power.