Shloka 17
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
इत्युक्तानीन्द्रियाण्येतान्येकादश यथाक्रमम् । मन्यन्ते कृतमित्येवं विदित्वा तानि पण्डिता:,इस प्रकार क्रमश: ग्यारह इन्द्रियोंका वर्णन किया गया। इनके तत्त्वको अच्छी तरह जाननेवाले विद्वान् अपनेको कृतार्थ मानते हैं
ity uktānīndriyāṇy etāny ekādaśa yathākramam | manyante kṛtam ity evaṁ viditvā tāni paṇḍitāḥ ||
Así, estas once facultades de sentido y de acción han sido expuestas en el debido orden. Quienes, siendo sabios, disciernen con claridad su verdadera naturaleza, se tienen por cumplidos en su propósito.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Understanding the eleven indriyas in their proper order and true nature is presented as a mark of wisdom; such discernment supports self-mastery and leads one to feel 'kṛta'—that one’s essential aim has been accomplished.
Vāyudeva concludes a structured explanation of the eleven faculties (indriyas), stating that learned people who grasp their reality consider themselves fulfilled by that knowledge.