Shloka 32

अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)

Devanagari script

अध्यात्मगतिरिष्टानां ध्यायिनामात्मवेदिनाम्‌ | अपुनर्भवकामानां या गति: सोडयमी श्वरः

Transliteration

adhyātma-gatir iṣṭānāṁ dhyāyinām ātma-vedinām | apunarbhava-kāmānāṁ yā gatiḥ so 'yam īśvaraḥ ||

Translation

Wika ni Vāyudeva: Ang hantungan ng landas na espirituwal na itinuro para sa minamahal na mga debotong nagmumuni-muni, at para sa mga pantas na nakakakilala sa Sarili at nagnanais makalaya sa muling pagsilang—ang Panginoong ito mismo ang layuning iyon. Sa ibang sabi, ang sukdulang wakas ng disiplinadong pagninilay at ng marangal na pagnanais sa paglaya ay hindi lamang isang pook o kalagayan, kundi ang tuwirang pag-abot sa Kataas-taasan.

Word by Word

• अध्यात्मगतिः: the spiritual (adhyātma) course/goal
• अध्यात्मगतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्यात्मगति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• इष्टानाम्: of the dear/cherished (devotees)
• इष्टानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• ध्यायिनाम्: of the meditators
• ध्यायिनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यायिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• आत्मवेदिनाम्: of the knowers of the Self
• आत्मवेदिनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मवेदिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अपुनर्भवकामानाम्: of those desiring non-return (no rebirth)
• अपुनर्भवकामानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपुनर्भवकाम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• या: which
• या: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गतिः: the goal/attainment
• गतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: that (he/that)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उदयमीश्वरः: the Lord as the (supreme) goal/culmination
• उदयमीश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदयमीश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Īśvara (the Lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse identifies the ultimate spiritual goal of both devoted meditators and self-knowing seekers of liberation as the Lord Himself—implying that the highest end of practice is direct realization/attainment of Īśvara, beyond rebirth.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Vāyudeva is speaking and clarifying doctrine: he equates the ‘spiritual destination’ described for advanced devotees and liberated aspirants with the very presence and reality of the Supreme Lord.