Shloka 62
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
सहि धाता विधाता च स प्रभु: सर्वतोमुख: । ह्ृदयं सर्वभूतानां महानात्मा प्रकाशते
sa hi dhātā vidhātā ca sa prabhuḥ sarvatomukhaḥ | hṛdayaṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ mahānātmā prakāśate |
Wika ni Vāyu: “Siya lamang ang Tagapagtaguyod at Tagapagtakda; Siya ang Panginoong makapangyarihan, nakaharap sa lahat ng dako. Siya’y nagniningning bilang puso sa loob ng lahat ng nilalang, nahahayag bilang Dakilang Sarili. Sa katotohanan, ang iisang Kataas-taasang Katotohanang ito’y tinatawag sa maraming banal na pangalan—Viṣṇu, Mitra, Varuṇa, Agni, Prajāpati—ngunit nananatiling iisa, laganap sa lahat, at nananahan sa kalooban ng bawat nilalang.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the unity and omnipresence of the Supreme: the one Lord is the creator/ordainer and also the indwelling heart of all beings. Different divine names (Viṣṇu, Mitra, Varuṇa, Agni, Prajāpati) point to the same ultimate reality, encouraging reverence, ethical restraint, and inward awareness of the divine presence in all.
Vāyudeva is speaking in a doctrinal tone, identifying the supreme principle behind various Vedic deities and functions. The statement reframes many gods and cosmic roles as expressions of one all-pervading Lord who is also the inner Self of every creature.