Shloka 20
अन्तर्वन-विद्यारण्योपमा
The Allegory of the Inner Forest of Knowledge
गिरय: पर्वताश्षैव सन्ति तत्र समासत: । नद्यश्न सरितो वारि वहन्त्यो ब्रह्म॒ुसम्भवम्,उस ब्रद्मतत्त्वमें ही गिरि, पर्वत, झरनें, नदी और सरिताएँ स्थित हैं, जो ब्रह्म णनित जल बहाया करती हैं
girayaḥ parvatāś caiva santi tatra samāsataḥ | nadyaś ca sarito vāri vahantyo brahmasambhavam ||
婆罗门说道：“在那里，略而言之，有群山与峻峰；江河溪流不断流淌，载着从梵（Brahman）而生的水。”此言将景观置于神圣而具教化之意：自然不只是地理形貌，而是根植于终极原理的显现，召唤人们对一切滋养生命之物怀敬畏、守节制、持清净。
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Nature—mountains, rivers, and waters—is portrayed as grounded in Brahman, encouraging a dharmic attitude of reverence, restraint, and recognition of the sacred source behind life-sustaining elements.
A Brahmin speaker describes a place or realm by summarizing its features—mountains and flowing rivers—emphasizing that the waters are ‘born of Brahman,’ thereby sacralizing the setting and its significance.