नैवर्क्षु तन् न यजुःषु नाप्य् अथर्वसु; न चैव दृश्यत्य् अमलेषु सामसु ॥
रथंतरे बार्हते चापि राजन्; महाव्रते नैव दृश्येद् ध्रुवं तत् ॥
अपारणीयं तमसः परस्तात्; तद् अन्तको ऽप्य् एति विनाशकाले ॥
अणीयरूपं क्षुरधारया तन्; महच् च रूपं त्व् अपि पर्वतेभ्यः ॥
सा प्रतिष्ठा तद् अमृतं लोकास् तद् ब्रह्म तद् यशः ॥
भूतानि जज्ञिरे तस्मात् प्रलयं यान्ति तत्र च ॥
अनामयं तन् महद् उद्यतं यशो; वाचो विकारान् कवयो वदन्ति ॥
तस्मिञ् जगत् सर्वम् इदं प्रतिष्ठितं; ये तद् विदुर् अमृतास् ते भवन्ति ॥
naivarkṣu tan na yajuḥṣu nāpy atharvasu; na caiva dṛśyaty amaleṣu sāmasu ||
rathaṃtare bārhate cāpi rājan; mahāvrate naiva dṛśyed dhruvaṃ tat ||
apāraṇīyaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt; tad antako 'py eti vināśakāle ||
aṇīyarūpaṃ kṣuradhārayā tan; mahac ca rūpaṃ tv api parvatebhyaḥ ||
sā pratiṣṭhā tad amṛtaṃ lokās tad brahma tad yaśaḥ ||
bhūtāni jajñire tasmāt pralayaṃ yānti tatra ca ||
anāmayaṃ tan mahad udyataṃ yaśo; vāco vikārān kavayo vadanti ||
tasmiñ jagat sarvam idaṃ pratiṣṭhitaṃ; ye tad vidur amṛtās te bhavanti ||
Sanatsujata said: 'Indeed, Brahman, as it is perceived, may seem white, red, black, brown, or bright. But nothing of the kind exists on earth, in the sky, or in the waters of the ocean. Its form cannot be seen in the stars, in lightning, or in the clouds, nor is it visible in the atmosphere, among the gods, on the moon, or on the sun. Not among the Riks, nor among — indeed, O king, it cannot be found in the Rathantara, nor in the Barhata, nor in the great sacrifices; it cannot be grasped, and lies beyond the reach of a limited intellect; even the universal Destroyer, after the Dissolution, loses himself in it; it is subtle as the edge of a razor, and— it is the foundation on which everything rests; it is the changeless, all-pervading universe; it is glorious; all beings arose from it and must return to it. It manifests as the universe, all-pervading.'
be661dac762c · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 4:31:17 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
This passage (5.44.21–24) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace already unfolds against the backdrop of an unavoidable war. Key themes: Vidura. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, the choice of an embassy, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.