Shloka 203
Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga
Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda
तुष्यन्ति तृप्यतो देवास्तृप्तास्तृप्तस्य जाजले । ब्रह्म सर्वस्वरूप है
tuṣyanti tṛpyato devās tṛptās tṛptasya jājale |
Wika ni Chūlādhāra: “Kapag ang tao’y nasisiyahan at payapa, nalulugod din ang mga diyos; kapag ang nakaaalam sa loob ay napupuspos, napupuspos din ang lahat ng kapangyarihang banal. O Jājali, ang Kataas-taasang Brahman ang anyo ng lahat; ang lahat ng diyos ay mga pagpapakita lamang Niya, at ang Brahman na iyon ay nagniningning sa loob ng Brahman-na-alam na Brāhmaṇa. Kaya, kapag nasiyahan ang panloob na Brahman, nasisiyahan at napapawi ang buong hanay ng mga diyos.”
चुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
True satisfaction (tṛpti) is not merely personal comfort; it is an inner spiritual fulfillment rooted in Brahman-knowledge. When the inner Self/Brahman is honored and made ‘content’ through right understanding and conduct, all divine forces are effectively honored—because the gods are expressions of that one Brahman.
In the Shānti Parva’s instruction section, Chūlādhāra addresses Jājali and teaches him a deeper principle behind ritual and devotion: rather than external appeasement alone, inner realization and contentment aligned with Brahman is what truly ‘satisfies’ the gods, since all deities are encompassed in Brahman dwelling within the knower.