Shloka 13
Abhaya-Itihāsa: Karma, Indriyas, and the Non-sensory Brahman
Brāhmaṇī–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda
चक्षुषामविषहां च यत् किंचिच्छुवणात् परम् । अगन्धमरसस्पर्शमरूपाशब्दलक्षणम्,“वह नेत्रोंका विषय नहीं हो सकता। वह अनिर्वचनीय परब्रह्म श्रवणेन्द्रियकी पहुँचसे सर्वथा परे है। गन्ध, रस, स्पर्श, रूप और शब्द आदि कोई भी लक्षण उसमें उपलब्ध नहीं है
cakṣuṣām aviṣahāṁ ca yat kiñcic chruvaṇāt param | agandham arasa-sparśam arūpāśabda-lakṣaṇam ||
قال فايُو: إنّ الحقيقة العُليا ليست شيئًا تطيقه الأبصار أو تُمسكه؛ وهي كذلك وراء مدى السمع—وراء كل سبيلٍ للحواس. لا رائحة لها، ولا طعم، ولا ملمس، ولا صورة، ولا سِمة مُعرِّفة كالصوت.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Supreme Reality (Brahman) is beyond the five senses and cannot be defined by sensory qualities like smell, taste, touch, form, or sound. Therefore, it is known not through external perception but through inner realization, discrimination, and spiritual discipline.
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener about the nature of the highest principle, emphasizing its transcendence over sensory experience. The statement functions as a doctrinal clarification within the Ashvamedhika Parva’s broader post-war spiritual and ethical reflections.