Shloka 12
Cāturhotra as Inner Sacrifice (Yoga-Yajña) and Nārāyaṇa Recitation
मनसा गम्यते यच्च यच्च वाचा निगद्यते | श्रोत्रेण श्रूयते यच्च चक्षुषा यच्च दृश्यते
manasā gamyate yac ca yac ca vācā nigadyate | śrotreṇa śrūyate yac ca cakṣuṣā yac ca dṛśyate
Le Brāhmane dit : Tout ce qui est saisi par l’esprit, tout ce qui est formulé par la parole, tout ce qui est entendu par l’oreille, et tout ce qui est vu par l’œil—tels sont les domaines où se meut l’expérience humaine, et ils deviennent le fondement du jugement et de la conduite.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
It enumerates the main channels of human knowing—mind, speech, hearing, and sight—implying that ethical discernment depends on how these faculties are governed and how their contents are interpreted.
A Brāhmaṇa speaker is explaining, in a reflective or instructive context, the scope of what humans cognize and communicate—setting up a discussion about perception, judgment, and the moral consequences of mental and sensory engagement.