sattawa

Updated: January 5, 2026

Sattawa pradipa, rendered 'light of Nature, implies, as Nilakantha explains, knowledge, which is a manifestation of Nature. Arjuna Misra's interpretation seems to be better. He says that knowledge, that is, knowledge of truth, is acquired by the self through Nature.

- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4: Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18