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 ||
Vāyu dit : Ce Brahman Impérissable ne peut être atteint par le souffle comme objet de l’odorat, ni goûté par la langue. Il ne peut être touché par le sens du toucher ; il n’est saisissable que par l’esprit.
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.