Shloka 14
Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī
यत् तदेकाक्षरं ब्रह्म नानारूपं प्रदृश्यते । आसुरिर्मण्डले तस्मिन् प्रतिपेदे तदव्ययम्
yat tad ekākṣaraṃ brahma nānārūpaṃ pradṛśyate | āsurir maṇḍale tasmin pratipede tad avyayam ||
毗湿摩说：“那不朽的梵（Brahman）——一而不二，被称为‘一字一音’——却仍被见为呈现万千形相。在那群圣贤之中，阿修利阐释并确立了对这不坏实在的理解。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the ultimate Reality (Brahman) is one, imperishable, and indivisible, yet it is perceived in the world as manifold forms. The many do not negate the One; rather, multiplicity is an appearance or mode of perception of the single immutable principle.
Bhīṣma, instructing on higher dharma and knowledge, recalls a traditional teaching: in an assembly of sages, the teacher Āsuri articulated and established the doctrine of the imperishable, one-syllabled Brahman that appears as many forms.