Shloka 446
Mind as Charioteer; Kṣetrajña, Tapas, and Dhyāna-Yoga
Adhyātma-Upadeśa
एवं षड्विधविस्तारो रसो वारिमय: स्मृत: । मीठा, खट्टा, कड्आ, तीता, कसैला और नमकीन--इस प्रकार छ: भेदोंमें जलमय रसका विस्तार बताया गया है
evaṁ ṣaḍvidha-vistāro raso vāri-mayaḥ smṛtaḥ |
Vāyu-deva bersabda: “Demikianlah ‘rasa’ yang berasaskan air difahami berkembang dalam enam bentuk: manis, masam, pedas, pahit, kelat, dan masin.” Dalam konteksnya, ajaran ini menyusun pengalaman indera—terutama rasa—sebagai ranah yang teratur dan dapat diketahui, agar tubuh dan persepsi difahami dengan disiplin, bukan dikelirukan oleh keghairahan menikmati.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
That taste (rasa), understood as a water-based sensory quality, is systematically classified into six kinds; this supports mindful regulation of sense-experience through clear knowledge rather than impulse.
Vāyudeva is delivering an instructive explanation, defining and classifying ‘rasa’ as part of a broader discourse on bodily constituents and sensory functions.