THE ETERNAL WITNESS- SARVA SAKSHI-सर्व साक्षी

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एकाहमस्ति इति  च मन्यसे त्वंन ह्रुच्च यं वेत्त्सि मुनिं पुराणं I
यो वेदिता कर्मण: पापकस्यतस्यान्तिके त्वं वृजिनं करोषि II

This is a beautiful verse from Saakuntalam of Kaalidaasa.

Sakuntala tells Dushyantha : You think by repudiating me you have cheated me without anyone knowing about it. But, there in your heart dwells ‘Paramaathma’ as sarva sakshi witnessing the sin committed by you. You can never cheat your own conscience.

There is also a famous verse which lists a number of witnesses to all our activities which  we may think no one has noticed. In hindu belief, behind every insentient object there is a sentient ‘DEVATA’ principle.Behind the burning sun is the principle of SURYA NARAYANA and so on.

आदित्य चन्द्रा वनिलो s नलश्च ध्यौर् बूमिरापो हृदयं यमश्च I

अहश्च रात्रिश्च उभेच संध्ये धर्मश्च जानाति नरस्य वृत्तं II

Aadithya chandraa anilo analascha dhyour bhoomi aapo hrudayam yamascha I

Ahascha raathrischa ubecha sandhye dharmascha jaanaathi narasya vrutthamII

The sun,the moon, wind, fire, sky, earth, water, Heart, Yama, day,night, twilights and dharma know all the activities of men.

It is because of  this principle Valluvar says:

குறள் 34:

மனத்துக்கண் மாசிலன் ஆதல் அனைத்தறன்

ஆகுல நீர பிற II

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