Shloka 27
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
हस्तावध्यात्ममित्याहुरध्यात्मविदुषो जना:
hastāv adhyātmam ity āhur adhyātmaviduṣo janāḥ
Vāyu-deva said: “The wise who know the inner Self declare that the ‘hands’ are to be understood as belonging to the realm of adhyātma—inner, spiritual meaning.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
That bodily terms like “hands” can be read in an adhyātma (inner/spiritual) sense: the organs of action are to be understood as instruments governed by inner consciousness, and their true significance is grasped through self-knowledge.
Vāyu-deva is delivering a doctrinal statement, citing the view of adhyātma-knowers, and introducing an interpretive frame in which physical features are explained through inner, spiritual principles.