Mahabharata · Chapter 12.361

śṛṇu putra yathāhyeṣa puruṣaḥ śāśvato'vyayaḥ /
akṣayaścāprameyaśca sarvagaśca nirucyate //

na sa śakyastvayā draṣṭuṃ mayā'nyairvā'pi sattama /
saguṇairnirguṇairviśvo jñānadṛśyo hyasau smṛtaḥ //

aśarīraḥ śarīreṣu sarveṣu nivasatyasau /
vasannapi śarīreṣu na sa lipyati karmabhiḥ //

mamāntarātmā tava ca ye cānye dehasañjñitāḥ /
sarveṣāṃ sākṣibhūto'sau na grāhyaḥ kenacikvacit //

viśvamūrdhā viśvabhujo viśvapādākṣināsikaḥ /
ekaścarati kṣetreṣu svairacārī yathāsukham //

kṣetrāṇi hi śarīrāṇi bījaṃ cāpi śubhāśubham /
tāni vetti sa yogātmā tataḥ kṣetrajña ucyate //

nāgatirna gatistasya jñeyā bhūteṣu kenacit /
sāṅkhyena vidhinā caiva yogena ca yathākramam //

cintayāmi gatiṃ cāsya na gatiṃ vedmi cottarām /
yathājñānaṃ tu vakṣyāmi puruṣaṃ tu sanātanam //

tasyaikatvaṃ mahattvaṃ ca sa caikaḥ puruṣaḥ smṛtaḥ /
mahāpuruṣaśabdaṃ sa bibhartyekaḥ sanātanaḥ //

eko hutāśo bahudhā samidhyate ekaḥ sūryastapaso yonirekā /
eko vāyurbahudhā vāti loke mahodadhiścāmbhasāṃ yonirekaḥ / puruṣaścaiko nirguṇo viśvarūpa staṃ nirguṇaṃ puruṣaṃ cāviśanti //

hitvā guṇamayaṃ sarvaṃ karmaṃ hitvā śubhāśubham /
ubhe satyānṛte tyaktvā evaṃ bhavati nirguṇaḥ //

acintyaṃ cāpi taṃ jñātvā bhāvasūkṣmaṃ catuṣṭayam /
vicaredyo'samunnaddhaḥ sa gacchetpuruṣaṃ śubham //

ekaṃ hi paramātmānaṃ kecidicchanti paṇḍitāḥ /
ekātmānaṃ tathā'tmānamaparedhyātmacintakāḥ //

tatra yaḥ paramātmā hi sa nityo nirguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ /
sa hi nārāyaṇo jñeyaḥ sarvātmā puruṣo hi saḥ //

na lipyate phalaiścāpi padmapatramivāmbhasā /
karmātmā tvaparo yosau mokṣabandhaiḥ sa yujyate //

sasaptadaśakenāpi rāśinā yujyate ca saḥ /
evaṃ bahuvidhaḥ proktaḥ puruṣaste yathākramam //

yattatkṛtsnaṃ lokatantrasya dhāma vedyaṃ paraṃ bodhanīyaṃ ca vedaiḥ /
mantā mantavyaṃ prāśitā prāśanīyaṃ ghrātā ghreyaṃ sparśitā sparśanīyam //

draṣṭā draṣṭavyaṃ śrāvitā śrāvaṇīyaṃ jñātā jñeyaṃ saguṇaṃ nirguṇaṃ ca /
yadvai proktaṃ tāta samyakpradhānaṃ nityaṃ caitacchāśvataṃ cāvyayaṃ ca //

yadvai sūte dhāturādyaṃ vidhānaṃ tadvai viprāḥ pravadante'niruddham /
yadvai loke vaidikaṃ karma sādhu āśīryuktaṃ taddhi tasyopabhogyam //

devāḥ sarve manuyaḥ sādhu dāntā staṃ prāgvaṃśe yajñabhāgaṃ bhajante /
ahaṃ brahmā ādya īśaḥ prajānāṃ tasmājjātastvaṃ ca mattaḥ prasūtaḥ //

matto jagajjaṅgamaṃ sthāvaraṃ ca sarve vedāḥ sarahasyā hi putra //

caturvibhaktaḥ puruṣaḥ sa krīḍati yathecchati /
evaṃ sa bhagavāndevaḥ svena jñānena bodhayat //

etatte kathitaṃ putra yathāvadanupṛcchataḥ /
sāṅkhyajñāne tathā yoge yathāvadanuvarṇitam //