Shloka 28
Jarā-Mṛtyu-anatikrama: Janaka–Pañcaśikha-saṃvāda
Aging and Death Cannot Be Overstepped
तुल्यतामिह पश्यामि सदृशो5हमनेन वै । अयं हि विमलो व्यक्तमहमीदृशकस्तथा
tulyatām iha paśyāmi sadṛśo 'ham anena vai | ayaṁ hi vimalaḥ vyaktam aham īdṛśakas tathā ||
Vasiṣṭha nói: “Ở đây ta thấy sự bình đẳng: quả thật ta giống như Ngài. Vì Đấng Tự Ngã Tối Thượng này hiển nhiên thanh tịnh, không vết nhơ; và ta cũng mang chính bản tính ấy.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The core teaching is the recognition of essential sameness between the individual self and the Supreme Self: both are intrinsically pure (vimala). Ethical refinement and inner clarity support this realization, shifting identity from the ego-personality to the stainless Self.
Vasiṣṭha is speaking in a didactic context within Śānti Parva, articulating an insight of spiritual equality: he ‘sees’ (paśyāmi) that his true nature is like the manifestly pure Supreme Reality, emphasizing direct recognition rather than mere belief.