Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, Shloka 28
Sanatsujāta on the Imperceptible Eternal Light (यत्तच्छुक्रं महज्ज्योतिः)
अहमेव स्मृतो माता पिता पुत्रो5स्म्यहं पुन: । आत्माहमपि सर्वस्य यच्च नास्ति यदस्ति च
aham eva smṛto mātā pitā putro 'smy ahaṃ punaḥ | ātmāham api sarvasya yac ca nāsti yad asti ca, dhṛtarāṣṭra |
Ipinahayag ni Sanatsujāta ang Sariling sumasaklaw sa lahat: “Ako lamang ang inaalala bilang ina at ama; at muli, ako ang anak. Ako rin ang mismong Sarili ng lahat ng nilalang. O Dhṛtarāṣṭra, ang anumang umiiral at ang anumang hindi umiiral—kapwa nasa Akin.”
सनत्सुजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a non-dual vision: the one Self/Brahman is the inner reality of all relations (mother, father, son) and of all categories of being and non-being. By seeing the same Self everywhere, one reduces attachment and fear, enabling dharmic action.
In the Udyoga Parva’s Sanatsujātīya section, the sage Sanatsujāta instructs King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who is troubled by anxiety and moral confusion before the war. This verse is part of the sage’s metaphysical counsel meant to steady the king through knowledge of the Self.