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Shloka 40

Adhyāya 302: Guṇa-vicāra, Gati-bheda, and the Imperishable State

Yājñavalkya–Janaka

स एव ह्ृदि सर्वासु मूर्तिष्वातिष्ठते55त्मवान्‌ । केवलश्वैतनो नित्य: सर्वमूर्तिरमूर्तिमान्‌

sa eva hṛdi sarvāsu mūrtiṣv ātiṣṭhate ’tmavān | kevalaś caitano nityaḥ sarvamūrtir amūrtimān ||

వసిష్ఠుడు పలికెను—ఆ పరమాత్మనే సమస్త దేహధారుల హృదయదేశంలో ఆత్మరూపంగా నివసిస్తాడు. ఆయన ఏకైకుడు, శుద్ధ చైతన్యస్వరూపుడు, నిత్యుడు; అన్ని రూపాలుగా ప్రకాశించినా తానే నిరాకారుడు—సర్వభూతాంతరాత్మ.

सःhe; that (Supreme Person)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed; alone
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
हृदिin the heart
हृदि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootहृद्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
सर्वासुin all
सर्वासु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
मूर्तिषुin forms/bodies
मूर्तिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्ति
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
आतिष्ठतेabides; dwells
आतिष्ठते:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (आ + स्था)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada
आत्मवान्self-possessed; the Self (as possessor of self)
आत्मवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआत्मवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
केवलःalone; pure; absolute
केवलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकेवल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चैतनःconscious; sentient
चैतनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचैतन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नित्यःeternal
नित्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वमूर्तिःhaving all forms
सर्वमूर्तिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वमूर्ति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अमूर्तिमान्formless; possessing non-form
अमूर्तिमान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअमूर्तिमत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वसिष्ठ उवाच

V
Vasiṣṭha
P
Paramātman (Supreme Self)
H
hṛd (heart)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches the immanence and transcendence of the Supreme Self: the one eternal consciousness dwells in the heart of every embodied being, appearing as all forms while remaining formless and non-dual.

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Vasiṣṭha delivers a metaphysical teaching: he identifies the Paramātman as the inner resident of all bodies, guiding the listener from external identity to inner realization.