Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 115
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
आदिकर्ता च लोकस्य तत्परं ब्रह्म तद् ध्रुवम् । सर्वकामदमित्याहुस्तद्रहस्यमुवाच ह
ādikartā ca lokasya tatparaṁ brahma tad dhruvam | sarvakāmadam ity āhus tad rahasyam uvāca ha ||
婆悉吒说道：“彼为世界之初始造作者；彼为至上梵（Brahman），为不动不移之真实。智者宣称，彼能赐与一切所愿之果。此一奥秘之教，我今已说。”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse identifies the highest principle—Brahman—as the primal source of the world, unchanging and supreme, and as the ultimate fulfiller of human aims. It frames this as a ‘rahasya’ (inner doctrine): true fulfillment is grounded in alignment with the Absolute rather than in transient worldly supports.
Vasiṣṭha is concluding or emphasizing a confidential instruction: he characterizes the supreme reality as creator and steadfast foundation of the cosmos, notes that authoritative sages describe it as granting all desired ends, and states that he has communicated this secret teaching.