Shloka 11
Adhyāya 26 — Ekākṣara-Brahman (“Om”) and the Hṛdayastha Guru
Inner Teacher
एकं शास्तारमासाद्य शब्देनैकेन संस्कृता: । नाना व्यवसिता:ः सर्वे सर्पदेवर्षिदानवा:
ekaṃ śāstāram āsādya śabdenaikena saṃskṛtāḥ | nānā-vyavasitāḥ sarve sarpa-devarṣi-dānavāḥ ||
ایک ہی استاد کے پاس جا کر سانپ، دیوتا، رِشی اور دانَو—سب ایک ہی لفظ کی تعلیم سے سنور تو گئے، مگر ہر ایک کے دل میں الگ الگ ارادہ پیدا ہوا۔
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
A single instruction can be the same for everyone, but its ethical effect depends on the hearer’s inner nature (saṃskāra) and chosen intention (vyavasāya); responsibility for the outcome lies with the listener’s resolve.
Different classes of beings—serpents, gods, sages, and demons—approach one teacher and receive one-word instruction; despite identical teaching, they develop divergent attitudes and determinations, illustrating varied reception of the same counsel.