Shloka 25
Jñāna-plava (The Raft of Knowledge): Svabhāva, Prajñā, and the Ascent to Ātmajñāna
नास्य देवा न गन्धर्वा न पिशाचा न राक्षसा: । पदमन्ववरोहन्ति प्राप्तस्थ परमां गतिम्,परमगतिको प्राप्त हुए उस ज्ञानी महात्माके पदका अनुसरण न देवता कर पाते हैं न गन्धर्व, न पिशाच कर पाते हैं और न राक्षस ही
nāsya devā na gandharvā na piśācā na rākṣasāḥ | padam anvavarohanti prāptastha paramāṃ gatim ||
جس عارفِ کامل نے اعلیٰ ترین گتی پا لی ہو، اس کے نقشِ قدم کی پیروی نہ دیوتا کر سکتے ہیں، نہ گندھرو، نہ پِشَچ اور نہ ہی راکشس۔
जैगीषव्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the realized knower who has reached the supreme goal becomes untraceable by ordinary cosmic beings; liberation/ultimate attainment is subtle and inward, not something that even powerful beings can ‘follow’ as an external path.
Jaigiṣavya is describing the stature of a liberated sage: even exalted classes of beings—devas, gandharvas, piśācas, and rākṣasas—cannot track or imitate the realized one’s ‘footsteps’ once he has attained the highest state.