Shloka 30
Mind as Charioteer; Kṣetrajña, Tapas, and Dhyāna-Yoga
Adhyātma-Upadeśa
नावं न शक्यमारुह्ु स्थले विपरिवर्तितुम् । तथैव रथमारुहा नाप्सु चर्या विधीयते
nāvaṁ na śakyam āruḍhuṁ sthale viparivartitum | tathaiva ratham āruhyā nāpsu caryā vidhīyate |
वायू म्हणाला—जसा नावेत बसून जमिनीवर फिरणे शक्य नाही, आणि जसा रथावर बसून पाण्यात चालणे शक्य नाही, तसाच प्राण्यांनी केलेला विविध कर्मभेद त्यांना वेगवेगळ्या गतीकडे नेतो.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions are intrinsically suited to particular outcomes: just as a boat is for water and a chariot is for land, deeds (karma) lead to their corresponding fruits (phala). One cannot expect an incompatible result from a given action.
Vāyudeva delivers a didactic instruction using a practical analogy (boat vs. chariot) to explain karmic causality—why different kinds of conduct lead beings to different destinations and experiences.