Shloka 11
Mokṣa-dharma Yoga-Upadeśa: Equanimity, Sense-Restraint, and Vision of the Ātman (आत्मदर्शन-योगोपदेशः)
पजञ्चभूतगुणैहीनममूर्तिमदहेतुकम् । अगुणं गुणभोक्तारं यः पश्यति स मुच्यते
pañcabhūtaguṇair hīnam amūrtim adahetukam | aguṇaṁ guṇabhoktāraṁ yaḥ paśyati sa mucyate ||
ພຣະພຣາຫມັນກ່າວວ່າ: ຜູ້ໃດເຫັນອາຕະມັນຢ່າງແທ້ຈິງ ວ່າປາສະຈາກຄຸນລັກສະນະທີ່ເກີດຈາກທາດທັງຫ້າ—ບໍ່ມີຮູບ ແລະບໍ່ມີເຫດປັດໃຈທາງວັດຖຸ—ແຕ່ໂດຍການພົວພັນກັບມາຍາ ມັນປາກົດເປັນຜູ້ເສບສົມຄຸນ (guṇa) ຜູ້ນັ້ນຍ່ອມພົ້ນ.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation comes from right vision: knowing the Self to be intrinsically formless and free from elemental qualities, while recognizing that its apparent enjoyment of guṇas is due to association with prakṛti/māyā. This discriminative knowledge dissolves identification with body-mind and ends bondage.
A brāhmaṇa speaker delivers a philosophical instruction within the Ashvamedhika Parva, emphasizing insight into the nature of the Self. The verse functions as a concise doctrinal point: the Self is beyond material attributes, yet seems to experience them—understanding this leads to release.