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 ||
Le brāhmane dit : Celui qui perçoit véritablement le Soi comme dépourvu des qualités nées des cinq éléments—sans forme et sans cause matérielle—et qui pourtant comprend que, par son association à māyā, il paraît être l’expérimentateur des guṇa, celui-là est délivré.
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.