Shloka 40
Adhyāya 302: Guṇa-vicāra, Gati-bheda, and the Imperishable State
Yājñavalkya–Janaka
स एव ह्ृदि सर्वासु मूर्तिष्वातिष्ठते55त्मवान् । केवलश्वैतनो नित्य: सर्वमूर्तिरमूर्तिमान्
sa eva hṛdi sarvāsu mūrtiṣv ātiṣṭhate ’tmavān | kevalaś caitano nityaḥ sarvamūrtir amūrtimān ||
婆悉吒说道：那至上之我，安住于一切具身之形的心中。唯是清净觉知，恒常不变；他遍现为诸形诸相，而自身却无相——唯一、不二的内在之我，住于一切众生之内。
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the immanence and transcendence of the Supreme Self: the one eternal consciousness dwells in the heart of every embodied being, appearing as all forms while remaining formless and non-dual.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Vasiṣṭha delivers a metaphysical teaching: he identifies the Paramātman as the inner resident of all bodies, guiding the listener from external identity to inner realization.