Mahabharata — Ashvamedhika Parva, Shloka 133
Mind as Charioteer; Kṣetrajña, Tapas, and Dhyāna-Yoga
Adhyātma-Upadeśa
यथा द्रव्यं च कर्ता च संयोगो5प्यनयोस्तथा । यह निश्चित बात है कि पुरुषके भोगनेयोग्य द्रव्यमात्रकी संज्ञा सत्त्व है तथा जैसे द्रव्य और कर्ताका सम्बन्ध है, वैसे ही इन दोनोंका सम्बन्ध है
yathā dravyaṃ ca kartā ca saṃyogo ’py anayostathā |
Vāyu dijo: «Así como hay conjunción entre un objeto material y el agente que actúa, así también hay conjunción entre estos dos.» En su contexto, la frase aclara un discernimiento de tono sāṃkhya: lo ‘gozado’ (el campo objetivo de la experiencia) y el ‘gozador/agente’ son distintos en principio, pero parecen ligados por asociación; comprender esa asociación es lo que afloja el apego y restituye la recta comprensión.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches discernment between the objective ‘substance’ (what is experienced/used) and the ‘agent’ (the doer/enjoyer). Their bond is not identity but saṃyoga—an association—so one should not confuse the self with the field of objects or with mere material qualities.
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener in a philosophical explanation, using an analogy: as an agent relates to a material object through contact/association, so two principles under discussion are connected. The point is to clarify how apparent bondage arises and how right understanding supports ethical restraint and liberation-oriented conduct.