Shloka 22
Adhyāya 348: Nāga–Nīgabhāryā Saṃvāda on Anger, Hope, and Ethical Response
जो सम्पूर्ण जगत्के साक्षी, अजन्मा, अन्तर्यामी, पुराणपुरुष, सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी, ईश्वर और सब प्रकारसे सबकी गति हैं, उन परमेश्वरको तुम सब लोग एकाग्रचित्त होकर प्रणाम करो; क्योंकि उन वासुदेवस्वरूप नारायण ऋषिको शेषशायी भी प्रणाम करते हैं २१ ।।
sa hi lokayoniḥ amṛtasya padaṃ sūkṣmaṃ parāyaṇam acalaṃ hi padam | tat sāṅkhyayogibhir udāravṛtaṃ buddhyā yatātmabhir idaṃ sanātanam ||
他确是诸世界之胎源，也是微妙不死之境——至上归依，真正不动之所。此永恒实相为数论与瑜伽行者、为自制之人以精炼慧观所证持；因此，当以摄心一境，顶礼那位内在主宰、亦为一切众生终极归趣的至尊。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Supreme Being is the subtle, immortal, and immutable goal—the highest refuge—and that disciplined seekers of Sāṅkhya and Yoga approach this eternal reality through purified insight and self-control; hence reverence and single-pointed devotion are ethically appropriate responses.
Vaishampayana describes the Supreme Lord (identified in the surrounding context with Narayana/Vasudeva) as the origin and final destination of all beings, emphasizing that even exalted spiritual paths like Sāṅkhya and Yoga culminate in recognizing and honoring this ultimate, unshakable abode.