Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
आत्मानमव्ययं चैव प्रकृतिं प्रभवं प्रभुम् । पुरुष विश्वकर्माणं सत्त्वयोगं ध्रुवाक्षरम्,आत्मा, अव्यय, प्रकृति (उपादान), प्रभव (उत्पत्ति-कारण), प्रभु (अधिष्ठाता), पुरुष (अन्तर्यामी), विश्वकर्मा, सत्त्वगुणसे प्राप्त होने योग्य तथा प्रणवाक्षर भी वे ही हैं; उन्हींको अनन्त, अचल, देव, हंस, नारायण, प्रभु, धाता, अजन्मा, अव्यक्त, पर, अव्यय, कैवल्य, निर्मुण, विश्वरूप, अनादि, जन्मरहित और अविकारी कहा गया है। वे सर्वव्यापी, परम पुरुष परमात्मा, सबके कर्ता और सम्पूर्ण भूतोंके पितामह हैं
ātmānam avyayaṃ caiva prakṛtiṃ prabhavaṃ prabhum | puruṣaṃ viśvakarmāṇaṃ sattvayogaṃ dhruvākṣaram ||
达沙说道:“祂即自我(Ātman),不坏不灭;祂亦是自然本原(Prakṛti)、生起之源(Prabhava)与至上主宰。祂是内在之人(Puruṣa)、宇宙工匠(Viśvakarman),可由清净之修(sattva)而证得,并以坚固不朽之音节所表征。故祂又以众多圣名称扬——无尽而不动、神圣者、天鹅般清净者(Haṃsa)、那罗延(Nārāyaṇa)、主、持世者、无生而不显、至上而不变、绝对且超越诸古那、具宇宙之形、无始、无生、无变。遍满一切,祂是至上之人、至上之我——万事之作者,众生之曾祖。”
दाश उवाच
The verse presents a unified vision of the Supreme: the same reality is described as the imperishable Self, the material ground (Prakṛti), the originating cause, and the sovereign inner ruler (Puruṣa). It teaches that the divine can be approached through sattva (purity/clarity) and is indicated by the imperishable syllable (often taken as Oṃ), while being known through many epithets that highlight transcendence, immanence, and cosmic agency.
The speaker Dāśa delivers a hymn-like description of the Supreme Being, listing key metaphysical identifiers and revered names (such as Nārāyaṇa and Haṃsa). The passage functions as a theological characterization within the story, emphasizing the Lord as creator, sustainer, and universal father of beings.