Shloka 14
Brahmopadeśa on Saṃnyāsa, Tapas, and Jñāna (ब्रह्मोपदेशः—संन्यासतपोज्ञानविमर्शः)
आजीव्य: सर्वभूतानां ब्रह्म॒वृक्ष: सनातन: । एनं छित्त्वा च भित्त्वा च तत्त्वज्ञानासिना बुध:
ājīvyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ brahmavṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ | enaṁ chittvā ca bhittvā ca tattvajñānāsinā budhaḥ ||
வாயு கூறினார்—இந்த சனாதனமான ‘பிரம்ம-மரம்’ எல்லா உயிர்களுக்கும் வாழ்வாதாரமும் ஆதாரமும் ஆகும். ஆனால் ஞானி, தத்துவஞானத்தின் வாளால் இதை வெட்டி, பிளந்து (மயக்கத்தின் வேரை) துண்டிக்கிறான்.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that what appears to be the fundamental support of worldly existence can be transcended: the wise person uses discriminative knowledge (tattva-jñāna) to cut through and dismantle the structures of ignorance and attachment, moving toward liberation.
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener through a vivid metaphor: an eternal ‘Brahman-tree’ that sustains beings is to be ‘cut and split’ by the wise using the ‘sword of true knowledge,’ indicating an inner act of discernment rather than physical violence.