Shloka 22
अध्यात्म-तत्त्व-निर्णयः
Adhyātma Taxonomy: Elements, Faculties, and Guṇas
यावानात्मनि वेदात्मा तावानात्मा परात्मनि । य एवं सततं वेद सो<मृतत्त्वाय कल्पते
yāvān ātmani vedātmā tāvān ātmā parātmani | ya evaṃ satataṃ veda so 'mṛtatvāya kalpate ||
Vyāsa disse: “Assim como o Si —cuja própria natureza é conhecimento— está presente no próprio corpo, assim o mesmo Si está presente nos corpos dos outros. Aquele em quem esse entendimento permanece constante torna-se apto a alcançar a imortalidade.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the sameness of the Self in oneself and in others: realizing the same consciousness in all beings, and sustaining that realization, qualifies one for amṛtatva—deathlessness or liberation.
In the instruction-heavy Shānti Parva, Vyāsa delivers a contemplative teaching: he points from inner experience (the knowing Self within) to a universal vision (the same Self in others), framing it as a practical, continuous realization that leads toward liberation.