Shloka 45
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
गुणागुणमनासड्रमेकचर्यमनन्तरम् । एतद् ब्रह्ममयं वृत्तमाहुरेकपदं सुखम्
guṇāguṇamanāsaḍram ekacaryam anantaram | etad brahmamayaṁ vṛttam āhur ekapadaṁ sukham ||
ヴāायुは言った。「『梵に満ちた』と呼ばれる生き方とは、グナ（諸性質）のはたらきがあたかも無いかのように鎮まり、心が我執の掴みに囚われず、独住して規律ある行に安住し、差別の見が一切残らぬ境地である。これこそが幸福のただ一つの足場—あらゆる安寧の確かな根拠である。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
True happiness rests on a Brahman-oriented way of life: remaining inwardly untouched by the guṇas, free from egoic clinging, steady in solitary discipline, and established in non-difference (abheda-dṛṣṭi). Such conduct is presented as the single reliable foundation of sukha.
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener on the marks of the highest spiritual conduct. Rather than describing an external ritual or social duty, he defines an inner mode of living—unbroken, ego-free, and non-dual—as the ‘brahmamaya’ path that supports lasting well-being.