Shloka 21

Devanagari script

ये पश्यन्ति महात्मानो धृतिमन्तो मनीषिण: । ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्म॒योनिस्था ह्योनिममृतात्मकम्‌,धैर्यवान्‌, मनीषी, ब्रह्मबोधक शास्त्रोंमें निष्ठा रखनेवाले और महात्मा ब्राह्मण ही उस अजन्मा एवं अमृतस्वरूप ब्रह्मका दर्शन कर पाते हैं

Transliteration

ye paśyanti mahātmāno dhṛtimanto manīṣiṇaḥ | brāhmaṇā brahmayonisthā hyonim amṛtātmakam ||

Translation

ధైర్యసంపన్నులు, వివేకవంతులు, బ్రహ్మమార్గంలో స్థిరపడిన మహాత్మ బ్రాహ్మణులే ఆ అజన్మ, అమృతస్వరూప మూలతత్త్వాన్ని దర్శించగలరు.

Word by Word

येwho (those who)

पश्यन्तिsee

महात्मानःgreat-souled ones

धृतिमन्तःsteadfast, possessing fortitude

मनीषिणःwise ones, sages

ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins

ब्रह्मयोनिस्थाःabiding in the source (yoni) of Brahman / established in Brahman-origin

हिindeed, for

योनिम्source, womb, origin

अमृतात्मकम्of immortal nature, whose essence is immortality

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vasiṣṭha

Brāhmaṇas

Brahman

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Direct realization of the unborn, immortal Brahman is not presented as a mere intellectual conclusion; it is accessible to those who combine steadfast inner discipline (dhṛti), reflective wisdom (manīṣā), and a life anchored in Brahman-centered learning and practice (brahma-yonisthā).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-oriented setting, Vasiṣṭha is teaching about the qualifications and inner disposition required for spiritual vision: the ‘seeing’ of the immortal source is attributed to great-souled, disciplined, wise Brāhmaṇas devoted to Brahman.