Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 155 Shloka 15 - Mahabharata | Telugu | Vedapath

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Shloka 15

Devanagari script

पूतात्मा परमात्मा च मुक्तानां परमा गति: । अव्यय: पुरुष: साक्षी क्षेत्रज्ञो5क्षर एव च

Transliteration

pūtātmā paramātmā ca muktānāṁ paramā gatiḥ | avyayaḥ puruṣaḥ sākṣī kṣetrajño 'kṣara eva ca ||

Translation

భీష్ముడు పలికెను—ఆయనే పూతాత్మ, ఆయనే పరమాత్మ; ముక్తులకు ఆయనే పరమగతి. ఆయన అవ్యయుడు—దేహాంతర్వర్తి పురుషుడు; ఆయన సాక్షి; ఆయన క్షేత్రజ్ఞుడు (దేహ-ప్రకృతిని తెలిసినవాడు); ఆయన అక్షరుడు—క్షయములేనివాడు.

Word by Word

पूतात्माthe pure-souled one

परमात्माthe supreme Self

चand

मुक्तानाम्of the liberated (ones)

पराsupreme

गतिःgoal; refuge; destination

अव्ययःimperishable

पुरुषःthe Person (Puruṣa)

साक्षीwitness

क्षेत्रज्ञःknower of the field (body)

अक्षरःunchanging; imperishable

एवindeed; alone

चand

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse identifies the highest reality as the pure and supreme Self—imperishable, the inner Person, the witnessing consciousness, and the knower of the body-field—teaching that liberation culminates in realizing and attaining this Supreme Self as the ultimate goal.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his post-war instruction on dharma and higher wisdom, describing the nature of the Supreme Self to guide the listener toward ethical living grounded in self-knowledge and the pursuit of liberation.