Shloka 11
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 69: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Reverential Address to Sañjaya on Vāsudeva
पूरणात् सदनाच्चापि ततो$सौ पुरुषोत्तम: | असतश्न सतश्वैव सर्वस्य प्रभवाप्ययात्
pūraṇāt sadanāccāpi tato'sau puruṣottamaḥ | asataś ca sataś caiva sarvasya prabhavāpyayāt ||
Sañjaya nói: Từ sự viên mãn và cả từ sự tiêu dung, Đấng Tối Thượng ấy vượt lên trên; vì từ Ngài mà cả cái không thật lẫn cái thật sinh khởi, và vào Ngài mà chúng trở về—quả thật, toàn thể vũ trụ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Supreme Person (Puruṣottama) is the ultimate ground of reality: both what is called ‘real’ (sat) and ‘unreal’ or transient/unmanifest (asat) arise from Him and return to Him. This metaphysical claim supports an ethical outlook in which actions are oriented toward dharma under a higher, unifying principle rather than mere worldly fluctuation.
Sañjaya is speaking and characterizing the Supreme Person as the source and end of all things. In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberative atmosphere, such statements function to elevate the discussion from strategy and grievance to ultimate principles—reminding listeners that worldly events unfold within a larger cosmic order.