Shloka 12
Abhaya-Itihāsa: Karma, Indriyas, and the Non-sensory Brahman
Brāhmaṇī–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda
प्राणेन न तदाप्रेयं नास्वाद्यं चैव जिह्नया । स्पर्शनेन तदस्पृश्यं मनसा त्ववगम्यते
prāṇena na tad āpreyaṁ nāsvādyaṁ caiva jihnayā | sparśanena tad aspṛśyaṁ manasā tv avagamyate ||
Dijo Vāyu: Ese Brahman Imperecedero no puede alcanzarse por el aliento como objeto del olfato, ni puede gustarse con la lengua. No puede tocarse con el sentido del tacto; sólo puede ser aprehendido por la mente.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Brahman is not an object of the senses—neither smelled, tasted, nor touched—so it must be known through inner awareness and disciplined mind, not through sensory pursuit.
Vāyudeva instructs the listener by negating sensory access to the Imperishable Brahman, steering the discussion toward contemplative knowledge and the inward path of realization.