Shloka 11
Mokṣa-dharma Yoga-Upadeśa: Equanimity, Sense-Restraint, and Vision of the Ātman (आत्मदर्शन-योगोपदेशः)
पजञ्चभूतगुणैहीनममूर्तिमदहेतुकम् । अगुणं गुणभोक्तारं यः पश्यति स मुच्यते
pañcabhūtaguṇair hīnam amūrtim adahetukam | aguṇaṁ guṇabhoktāraṁ yaḥ paśyati sa mucyate ||
Dijo el brāhmaṇa: Quien percibe de verdad al Sí mismo como desprovisto de las cualidades nacidas de los cinco elementos—sin forma y sin causa material—y, sin embargo, comprende que por su asociación con māyā parece ser el que experimenta los guṇa, ese queda liberado.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation comes from right vision: knowing the Self to be intrinsically formless and free from elemental qualities, while recognizing that its apparent enjoyment of guṇas is due to association with prakṛti/māyā. This discriminative knowledge dissolves identification with body-mind and ends bondage.
A brāhmaṇa speaker delivers a philosophical instruction within the Ashvamedhika Parva, emphasizing insight into the nature of the Self. The verse functions as a concise doctrinal point: the Self is beyond material attributes, yet seems to experience them—understanding this leads to release.