Shloka 10
ध्यानयोगवर्णनम्
Description of the Path of Meditation
यत्र खं तत्र पवनस्तत्राग्निर्यत्र मारुत: । अमूर्तयस्ते विज्ञेया मूर्तिमन्तः शरीरिणाम्
yatra khaṃ tatra pavanastatrāgnir yatra mārutaḥ | amūrtayas te vijñeyā mūrtimantaḥ śarīriṇām ||
Di mana ada ruang (ākāśa), di sana angin berdiam; dan di mana ada angin, di sana api pun hadir. Walau ketiga prinsip ini pada dirinya tak berwujud, ketika berada dalam diri makhluk berjasad, hendaknya dipahami seakan mengambil bentuk yang nyata melalui tubuh.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
Subtle elements like space, wind, and fire are inherently formless, yet in embodied life they function in a tangible way—wind as movement/breath, fire as heat and digestion, and space as the inner ‘room’ that allows bodily processes—so the unseen becomes knowable through its effects in the body.
In a Shanti Parva discourse on knowledge of the self and the constituents of embodied existence, Bharadvāja explains the interrelation of elements and how they are present within living beings, guiding the listener toward a more discriminating understanding of body versus subtle principles.