Shloka 39
Mind as Charioteer; Kṣetrajña, Tapas, and Dhyāna-Yoga
Adhyātma-Upadeśa
पृथ्वी पञ्चगुणा ज्ञेया चरस्थावरसंकुला । सर्वभूतकरी देवी शुभाशुभनिदर्शिनी
pṛthvī pañcaguṇā jñeyā carasthāvarasaṅkulā | sarvabhūtakārī devī śubhāśubhanidarśinī ||
Vāyu bersabda: “Ketahuilah bumi sebagai yang berdaya lima sifat. Ia adalah kekuatan ilahi, dipenuhi makhluk bergerak dan tak bergerak; ia melahirkan semua makhluk dan menampakkan yang mujur maupun yang tidak mujur melalui tatanan serta akibatnya.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Earth as a divine, life-bearing principle endowed with five qualities, and as a field where auspicious and inauspicious results become visible—implying a moral-causal order (dharma/karma) manifested through lived consequences.
Vāyudeva is speaking in a didactic context, describing the nature of Earth: she contains both moving and unmoving beings, generates all creatures, and serves as the arena in which signs and outcomes reveal what is beneficial or harmful.