Shloka 32

अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)

Devanagari script

अध्यात्मगतिरिष्टानां ध्यायिनामात्मवेदिनाम्‌ | अपुनर्भवकामानां या गति: सोडयमी श्वरः

Transliteration

adhyātma-gatir iṣṭānāṁ dhyāyinām ātma-vedinām | apunarbhava-kāmānāṁ yā gatiḥ so 'yam īśvaraḥ ||

Translation

Ваюдева сказал: Духовное назначение, возвещённое для возлюбленных преданных, пребывающих в созерцании, и для мудрецов, познавших Атман и жаждущих освобождения от нового рождения, — это и есть Сам этот Господь. Иными словами, высшая цель дисциплинированной медитации и праведного стремления к освобождению — не просто место или состояние, но непосредственное достижение Верховного.

Word by Word

• अध्यात्मगतिः: the spiritual (adhyātma) course/goal
• अध्यात्मगतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्यात्मगति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• इष्टानाम्: of the dear/cherished (devotees)
• इष्टानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• ध्यायिनाम्: of the meditators
• ध्यायिनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यायिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• आत्मवेदिनाम्: of the knowers of the Self
• आत्मवेदिनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मवेदिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अपुनर्भवकामानाम्: of those desiring non-return (no rebirth)
• अपुनर्भवकामानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपुनर्भवकाम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• या: which
• या: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गतिः: the goal/attainment
• गतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: that (he/that)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उदयमीश्वरः: the Lord as the (supreme) goal/culmination
• उदयमीश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदयमीश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Īśvara (the Lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse identifies the ultimate spiritual goal of both devoted meditators and self-knowing seekers of liberation as the Lord Himself—implying that the highest end of practice is direct realization/attainment of Īśvara, beyond rebirth.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Vāyudeva is speaking and clarifying doctrine: he equates the ‘spiritual destination’ described for advanced devotees and liberated aspirants with the very presence and reality of the Supreme Lord.