Shloka 22
अव्यक्त–पुरुष–विवेकः (Discrimination of Avyakta/Prakṛti and Puruṣa) — Yājñavalkya’s Anvīkṣikī to Viśvāvasu
तदेवाहुरणुभ्योडणु तन््महदभ्यो महत्तरम् । तत् तत्त्वं सर्वभूतेषु श्रुव॑ं तिष्ठन्ू न दृश्यते
tad evāhur aṇubhyo 'ṇu tan mahadbhyo mahattaram | tat tattvaṁ sarvabhūteṣu dhruvaṁ tiṣṭhan na dṛśyate ||
婆悉吒说道：“彼真实被宣说为细于至细，广大于至大。作为内在的主宰安住于一切众生之中，然而终究无人得见。”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the supreme Reality (Brahman) is both infinitesimally subtle and immeasurably vast, present within all beings as the inner ruler, yet not graspable by ordinary perception; it is known through inner realization rather than the senses.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Vasiṣṭha delivers a philosophical teaching: he describes the nature of the ultimate principle that pervades all life, emphasizing its hidden presence and the need for contemplative insight.