Shloka 4

Devanagari script

यह श्रोत्रादि इन्द्रियरूप देवोंका और मनका उत्पत्ति-स्थान एवं स्वयं भी देवस्वरूप है, इसलिये इसे त्रिलोकीका कर्त्ता माना गया है। यह सम्पूर्ण जगत्‌ अहंकारस्वरूप है, इसलिये यह अभिमन्ता कहा जाता है ।। अध्यात्मज्ञानतृप्तानां मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम्‌ | स्वाध्यायक्रतुसिद्धानामेष लोक: सनातन:,जो अध्यात्मज्ञानमें तृप्त, आत्माका चिन्तन करनेवाले और स्वाध्यायरूपी यज्ञमें सिद्ध हैं, उन मुनिजनोंको यह सनातन लोक प्राप्त होता है

Transliteration

adhyātmajñānatṛptānāṁ munīnāṁ bhāvitātmanām | svādhyāyakratusiddhānām eṣa lokaḥ sanātanaḥ ||

Translation

వాయువు పలికెను—అధ్యాత్మజ్ఞానంతో తృప్తి పొందిన, ఆత్మను భావించి నియమించిన, స్వాధ్యాయమనే యజ్ఞంలో సిద్ధి పొందిన మునులకు ఇదే సనాతన లోకం.

Word by Word

अध्यात्मज्ञानतृप्तानाम्of those satisfied with knowledge of the self

मुनीनाम्of sages

भावितात्मनाम्of those whose selves are cultivated/meditated upon

स्वाध्यायक्रतुसिद्धानाम्of those accomplished in the sacrifice of self-study

एषःthis

लोकःworld/realm

सनातनःeternal

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

muni (sages)

sanātana-loka (eternal realm)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Inner fulfillment arises from adhyātma-jñāna (knowledge of the Self) and disciplined cultivation of the mind; when svādhyāya (sacred study) is treated as a true yajña, it becomes a means to perfection, culminating in attainment of the ‘eternal realm’—a state aligned with timeless dharma and liberation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is instructing the listener about the spiritual destiny of accomplished sages: those who are inwardly satisfied by Self-knowledge and perfected through the ‘sacrifice’ of svādhyāya are said to reach an eternal realm, emphasizing contemplative practice over external achievement.