Shloka 22
Brahma-vidyā: Satya–Tapas and the Enumeration of Tattvas
Arjuna–Vāsudeva framed dialogue
अजीव: सर्वभूतानां ब्रह्मबीज: सनातन: । एतजज्ञात्वा च तत्त्वानि ज्ञानेन परमासिना
ajīvaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ brahmabījaḥ sanātanaḥ | etaj jñātvā ca tattvāni jñānena paramāsinā
Disse Vāyu-deva: “O princípio imperecível é a semente eterna de Brahman em todos os seres. Sabendo disso, deve-se discernir as realidades verdadeiras e, com a espada suprema do conhecimento, cortar a ilusão — para viver com clareza, autocontrole e reta compreensão.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
That an eternal, imperishable principle underlies all beings and is the ‘seed’ leading to Brahman-realization; by recognizing this and discerning the tattvas, one uses knowledge as a ‘supreme sword’ to cut ignorance and live rightly.
Vāyu-deva is speaking in a didactic passage, delivering a metaphysical instruction: he points to the eternal principle present in all beings and urges the listener to employ discriminative knowledge to penetrate the truth of reality.