Shloka 39
Vyaktāvyakta-Viveka and Nivṛtti as Paramā Gati
Manifest–Unmanifest Discrimination and the Supreme Path of Withdrawal
यथा दीप: प्रकाशात्मा हस्वो वा यदि वा महान् | ज्ञानात्मानं तथा विद्यात् पुरुष सर्वजन्तुषु,जैसे दीपक छोटा हो या बड़ा, प्रकाशस्वरूप ही है, उसी प्रकार समस्त प्राणियोंमें स्थित जीवात्मा ज्ञानस्वरूप है, ऐसा समझे
yathā dīpaḥ prakāśātmā hrasvo vā yadi vā mahān | jñānātmānaṃ tathā vidyāt puruṣaḥ sarvajantuṣu ||
毗湿摩说：正如灯盏——无论微小或宏大——其本性即是光明；同样应当明了，遍在一切众生之内的内在之我，其本性乃是知（觉知、意识）。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The self within all beings is essentially consciousness/knowledge, and its nature does not change with the ‘size’ or condition of the body—just as a lamp remains light whether small or large.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhīṣma continues his philosophical counsel, using the lamp analogy to guide the listener toward recognizing the same conscious principle present in every creature.