Shloka 14
धर्मद्वारबहुत्वविमर्शः — Reflection on the Many ‘Doors’ of Dharma (Śānti-parva 342)
प्रकृति: सा परा महां रोदसी योगधारिणी । ऋता सत्यामराजय्या लोकानामात्मसंज्ञिता
prakṛtiḥ sā parā mahān rodasī yogadhāriṇī | ṛtā satyāmarājyayyā lokānāmātmasaṃjñitā ||
阿周那说道：“那至上的普拉克里蒂广大无边——正是大地与苍穹的内在精髓——并以瑜伽之力支撑诸世界。她是Ṛtā，使诸业成熟而成其果的有序轨道；她是Satyā，三世不相违的真实。永恒不死、不可战胜，她被称为一切世界中一切众生之自我。”
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse identifies the supreme Prakṛti as the sustaining, yogic power that underlies the cosmos—earth and sky included—and equates her with Ṛta (moral-cosmic order and karmic fruition) and Satya (timeless truth). It frames ultimate reality as both the lawful order governing action and the inner Self of all worlds, emphasizing invincibility and immortality as marks of the foundational principle.
In the Śānti Parva’s philosophical instruction, Arjuna speaks and describes the nature of the supreme Prakṛti. Rather than a battlefield exchange, the scene is contemplative: Arjuna articulates a metaphysical vision in which the cosmos is upheld by yogic power and grounded in Ṛta and Satya.