Shloka 113
Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank
सर्व पञ्चभिराविष्ट भूतैरी श्वरबुद्धिभि: । वैशम्पायनजीने कहा--प्रजानाथ! इस जगत्में जितने प्राणी हैं, वे सब ईश्वरके संकल्पसे उत्पन्न हुए पाँच महाभूतोंसे युक्त हैं
sarve pañcabhir āviṣṭā bhūtair īśvarabuddhibhiḥ |
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Ó senhor dos povos, todos os seres vivos deste mundo são permeados e constituídos pelos cinco grandes elementos, trazidos à existência pela vontade deliberada do Senhor. Este ensinamento situa a vida encarnada num cosmos ordenado pelo divino e conclama à humildade e à contenção ética, ao lembrar que todas as criaturas partilham a mesma base elemental e surgem sob uma governação superior.”
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
All embodied beings share a common constitution—the five great elements—and their arising is framed as occurring under the Lord’s purposeful governance. This supports an ethical outlook of humility, non-cruelty, and restraint, since no creature is fundamentally separate in its material basis.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a ruler (“lord of the people”), explaining a doctrinal point about the origin and composition of living beings: they are pervaded by the five elements and come into being through divine resolve, as part of the Shānti Parva’s instruction on right understanding and conduct.