Shloka 52
Mind as Charioteer; Kṣetrajña, Tapas, and Dhyāna-Yoga
Adhyātma-Upadeśa
तत्रैकगुणमाकाशं शब्द इत्येव च स्मृत: । आकाशका शब्दमात्र एक ही गुण माना गया है। उस शब्दके बहुत-से गुण हैं। उनका विस्तारके साथ वर्णन करता हूँ ।। ५१ है ।। तस्य शब्दस्य वक्ष्यामि विस्तरेण बहून् गुणान्
tatraikaguṇam ākāśaṃ śabda ity eva ca smṛtaḥ | tasya śabdasya vakṣyāmi vistareṇa bahūn guṇān ||
Dijo Vāyu-deva: «En este contexto, el espacio (ākāśa) es recordado como poseedor de una sola cualidad: únicamente el sonido (śabda). Ahora describiré, con detalle, los muchos aspectos y propiedades de ese sonido».
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse states a classical doctrine of the subtle elements: ākāśa (space/ether) is characterized by a single primary quality—śabda (sound). It frames an upcoming detailed exposition on the nature and properties of sound.
Vāyu-deva is speaking in an instructional mode, shifting from a brief definition (ākāśa has sound as its sole quality) to a promised, expanded explanation of śabda’s various properties.