Shloka 25

नारद–शुक संवादः (Nārada–Śuka Dialogue): Tyāga, Saṃyama, and Vyakta–Avyakta Viveka

Devanagari script

स्वयुक्त: पश्यते ब्रह्म यत्‌ तत्परममव्ययम्‌ । महतस्तमसो मध्ये स्थितं ज्वलनसंनिभम्‌

Transliteration

svayuktaḥ paśyate brahma yat tat paramam avyayam | mahatas tamaso madhye sthitaṁ jvalana-sannibham ||

Translation

Yājñavalkya nói: Người tự rèn luyện đúng pháp và an trú vững chắc trong định sẽ được chiêm kiến Phạm (Brahman)—Thực tại tối thượng, bất hoại. Ngài rực sáng ở bên trong, nơi miền trái tim, như ngọn lửa bừng cháy đứng giữa bóng tối mênh mông.

Word by Word

• सुयुक्तः: well-yoked; well-composed (in samadhi)
• सुयुक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पश्यते: sees; realizes
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (पश्य-)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• ब्रह्म: Brahman (the Absolute)
• ब्रह्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यत्: which
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• परमम्: supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• महतः: of the great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तमसः: of darkness
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्थितम्: situated; abiding
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (स्थित)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ज्वलन-संनिभम्: resembling fire/flame
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वलन + संनिभ
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yājñavalkya
• Brahman

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Through self-discipline and steady meditative absorption, one gains direct realization of the supreme, imperishable Brahman, experienced as an inner luminosity that dispels the darkness of ignorance.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, the sage Yājñavalkya teaches a contemplative doctrine: the yogin who becomes firmly composed perceives Brahman within the heart, illustrated by the image of a blazing fire shining amid great darkness.