Shloka 85
नारायणात्मकश्चापि स्पर्शो वायुगुण: स्मृत: । नारायणात्मकश्चैव शब्द आकाशसम्भव:,वायुका गुण स्पर्श भी नारायणस्वरूप ही है तथा आकाशका गुण शब्द भी नारायणमय ही है
nārāyaṇātmakaś cāpi sparśo vāyuguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ | nārāyaṇātmakaś caiva śabda ākāśasambhavaḥ ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: Die Eigenschaft der Berührung, die dem Wind zukommt, gilt ebenfalls als von der Natur Nārāyaṇas. Ebenso ist der Klang—aus dem Raum (ākāśa) hervorgegangen—auch von der Natur Nārāyaṇas.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the subtle qualities of the elements—touch in air and sound in space—are not independent realities but are to be understood as pervaded by, and grounded in, Nārāyaṇa; this supports a devotional and non-dual contemplative vision of the world.
In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s discourse within Śānti Parva, the teaching turns to cosmological-metaphysical explanation, identifying elemental qualities (guṇas) and affirming that these too are ‘Nārāyaṇa-maya,’ reinforcing the theme of the Supreme’s all-pervasiveness.