Shloka 10
त्वगध्यात्ममिति प्राहुस्तत्त्वबुद्धिविशारदा: । स्पर्शमेवाधि भूतं तु पवनश्चाधिदेवतम्
tvag adhyātmam iti prāhus tattvabuddhiviśāradāḥ | sparśam evādhibhūtaṃ tu pavanaś cādhidaivatam ||
ヤージュニャヴァルキヤは言った。「真実を見分けることに通じた者たちは、皮膚はアディヤートマ（adhyātma）――内なる自己の領域――に属すると説く。触のみがそのアディブータ（adhibhūta）であり、風がそのアディダイヴァタ（adhidaivata）――主宰する神的原理――である。」
याज़्वल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse maps a sense faculty into a threefold framework: (1) adhyātma—its inner, individual basis (skin as the organ), (2) adhibhūta—its objective correlate (touch as the sensory field), and (3) adhidaivata—its presiding cosmic principle (Wind). This teaches that human experience is integrated with both the material world and a larger cosmic order, supporting disciplined self-knowledge.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Yājñavalkya is explaining a doctrinal classification of the senses and their correspondences. He identifies how the tactile faculty is understood by ‘knowers of truth’ within a systematic teaching on the relation between the individual (adhyātma), the world (adhibhūta), and the divine governance (adhidaivata).