Shloka 52
Mind as Charioteer; Kṣetrajña, Tapas, and Dhyāna-Yoga
Adhyātma-Upadeśa
तत्रैकगुणमाकाशं शब्द इत्येव च स्मृत: । आकाशका शब्दमात्र एक ही गुण माना गया है। उस शब्दके बहुत-से गुण हैं। उनका विस्तारके साथ वर्णन करता हूँ ।। ५१ है ।। तस्य शब्दस्य वक्ष्यामि विस्तरेण बहून् गुणान्
tatraikaguṇam ākāśaṃ śabda ity eva ca smṛtaḥ | tasya śabdasya vakṣyāmi vistareṇa bahūn guṇān ||
ព្រះវាយុទេវបានមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ «នៅក្នុងបរិបទនេះ អាកាស (ākāśa) ត្រូវបានចងចាំថាមានគុណតែមួយគត់ គឺ “សំឡេង” (śabda) ប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ ឥឡូវនេះ ខ្ញុំនឹងពណ៌នាឲ្យលម្អិតអំពីលក្ខណៈ និងគុណសម្បត្តិជាច្រើននៃសំឡេងនោះ»។
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse states a classical doctrine of the subtle elements: ākāśa (space/ether) is characterized by a single primary quality—śabda (sound). It frames an upcoming detailed exposition on the nature and properties of sound.
Vāyu-deva is speaking in an instructional mode, shifting from a brief definition (ākāśa has sound as its sole quality) to a promised, expanded explanation of śabda’s various properties.