Shloka 7
Yoga, Nārāyaṇa as Supreme Principle, and the Emanation of Categories
Sāṅkhya-Yoga Outline
तद्वद् भूतेषु भूतात्मा सूक्ष्मो ज्ञानात्मवानसौ । अदृष्टपूर्वश्चक्षुभ्भ्या न चासौ नास्ति तावता
tadvat bhūteṣu bhūtātmā sūkṣmo jñānātmavān asau | adṛṣṭapūrvaś cakṣurbhyā na cāsau nāsti tāvatā ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Gayon din, sa loob ng lahat ng nilalang ay nananahan ang panloob na Sarili ng mga nilalang—maselan at binubuo ng kaalaman. Bagama’t hindi pa ito kailanman nakita ng mata, huwag lamang dahil doon ay ipalagay na wala ang Sarili.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Non-perception by the senses is not proof of non-existence: the ātman is subtle and knowledge-natured, present within all beings even though it is not visible to the eyes.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and higher truth, Bhīṣma explains to the listener that the indwelling Self cannot be dismissed merely because it is not directly seen, emphasizing a distinction between sensory evidence and deeper reality.