Chapter 9: Rājavidyā-rājaguhya-yoga – Kingly Knowledge, Kingly Secret: Verse 6
यथाकाशस्थितो नित्यं वायु: सर्वत्रगो महान् ।
तथा सर्वाणि भूतानि मत्स्थानीत्युपधारय ॥
yathākāśa-sthito nityaṃ
vāyu: sarvatra-go mahān
tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni
mat-sthānīty-upadhāraya – 9.6
Know that just as the ever present, all-pervading, mighty air inheres in ākāśa (space), so too all beings inhere in Me, the Supreme.
Chapter 9: Rājavidyā-rājaguhya-yoga – Kingly Knowledge, Kingly Secret - Verse 6
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Whenever it is difficult to grasp an idea, knowledge or truth conveyed, a suitable simile makes the process easier. Examples help effective communication.
Krishna states that unlike earth, water and fire, air is invisible, though present around earth, water and fire. Our skin and eyes feel the impact of air. Space, though invisible, can still be sensed. As is air established in space, so are objects existing in the Supreme. Here the word ‘bhūta’ denotes small and big objects of existence, including the pañca-bhūtas. Of the five bhūtas (elements), four inhere in space. But where does space itself inhere? Yet, space is truly inferable.
In human life, inference and sensory perception should go hand in gloves with each other. That alone will make human life complete, and our perception effective and fulfilling. The Soul is inferred first and then realized directly.
