Shloka 53
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
रजस्वलमथादृशथ्यं त्रिगुणं च त्रिधातुकम् । संसर्गाभिरतं मूढं शरीरमिति धारणा
rajasvalam athādṛśathyaṃ triguṇaṃ ca tridhātukam | saṃsargābhirataṃ mūḍhaṃ śarīram iti dhāraṇā
শৰীৰক ৰজে কলুষিত আৰু অশুচি, অস্থিৰ আৰু দৃষ্টিভ্ৰমকাৰী বুলি ভাবা; তাক ত্ৰিগুণময় আৰু ত্ৰিধাতুময়, আৰু সংসৰ্গত আসক্ত মূঢ় বুলি ধ্যান কৰা—এইয়েই ধাৰণা।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a dhāraṇā (disciplined contemplation) that views the body as guṇa-bound, humor-constituted, and prone to deluded craving for contact. By seeing the body’s instability and impurity, one reduces attachment and strengthens ethical self-mastery aligned with dharma.
Vāyu-deva is instructing a contemplative practice: a way of holding a clear, sobering perception of the body. The instruction functions as spiritual counsel—redirecting attention from sensual entanglement toward restraint, discernment, and inner steadiness.