Shloka 12
Adhyāya 40: Brahmā on Mahān (The Great Principle) and the All-Pervading Puruṣa
विष्णुरेवादिसर्गेषु स्वयम्भूर्भवति प्रभु:
viṣṇur evādi-sargeṣu svayambhūr bhavati prabhuḥ |
Wika ni Vāyu: “Sa mga unang paglikha, si Viṣṇu—ang Kataas-taasang Panginoon—ang siyang kusang nagpapakita (svayambhū).” Itinuturo nito na ang Pinakamataas ay hindi nalilikha ng anumang panlabas na sanhi; sa sarili Niyang kalooban Siya’y lumilitaw sa pasimula ng paglikha. Ang nakakakilala sa Kataas-taasang Panginoong iyon—na nananahan sa ‘yungib’ ng talino bilang panloob na tagapamahala, may anyong pangsansinukob, ang sinaunang Purusha, nagniningning na tila ginto (hiraṇmaya), at ang sukdulang hantungan ng mga pantas—ay lumalampas sa hangganan ng karaniwang pag-iisip at umaabot sa pinakamataas na kalagayan.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that Viṣṇu, the Supreme Lord, is self-manifest at the beginning of creation—independent and sovereign. Realizing Him as the inner presence (in the ‘cave’ of intellect/heart), as the universal and primeval Person, is presented as the knowledge that carries one beyond the limits of ordinary intellect toward the highest attainment.
Vāyudeva is speaking and delivering a doctrinal statement about the origin of creation and the nature of the Supreme. The focus is not on external action but on instruction: identifying Viṣṇu as the self-manifest primal Lord and describing the fruit of knowing Him—transcendence and the highest goal sought by the wise.