Shloka 14
Brahmopadeśa on Saṃnyāsa, Tapas, and Jñāna (ब्रह्मोपदेशः—संन्यासतपोज्ञानविमर्शः)
आजीव्य: सर्वभूतानां ब्रह्म॒वृक्ष: सनातन: । एनं छित्त्वा च भित्त्वा च तत्त्वज्ञानासिना बुध:
ājīvyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ brahmavṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ | enaṁ chittvā ca bhittvā ca tattvajñānāsinā budhaḥ ||
Wika ni Vāyu: “Ang sinaunang ‘punong Brahman’ na ito ang kabuhayan at sandigan ng lahat ng nilalang. Ngunit ang marunong ay pinuputol at binibiyak ito sa pamamagitan ng tabak ng tunay na kaalaman (tattva-jñāna)—upang makita ang katotohanan gaya ng tunay nitong anyo at putulin ang ugat ng kamangmangan.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that what appears to be the fundamental support of worldly existence can be transcended: the wise person uses discriminative knowledge (tattva-jñāna) to cut through and dismantle the structures of ignorance and attachment, moving toward liberation.
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener through a vivid metaphor: an eternal ‘Brahman-tree’ that sustains beings is to be ‘cut and split’ by the wise using the ‘sword of true knowledge,’ indicating an inner act of discernment rather than physical violence.