Shloka 476
Mind as Charioteer; Kṣetrajña, Tapas, and Dhyāna-Yoga
Adhyātma-Upadeśa
विज्ञेयं ब्राह्मणैर्वद्धेर्धर्मज्ै: सत्यवादिभि: । शुक्रल
vijñeyaṃ brāhmaṇair vṛddhair dharmajñaiḥ satyavādibhiḥ | śuklaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ raktaḥ nīlaḥ pītaḥ aruṇaḥ kṣudraḥ bṛhat sthūlaḥ kṛśaḥ caturaśraḥ vṛttaḥ—iti prakāreṇa taijasa-rūpasya dvādaśa-vidhaḥ vistāraḥ satyavādibhir dharmajñair vṛddha-brāhmaṇaiḥ jñātavya iti ucyate ||
Vāyu berkata: “Hal ini patut difahami daripada Brahmin yang lanjut usia, yang berkata benar dan mengetahui dharma. Rupa bercahaya (berapi) itu diajarkan mempunyai pengembangan dua belas jenis—putih, hitam, merah, biru, kuning, perang kemerahan; kecil, besar; tebal, nipis; segi empat dan bulat. Demikianlah yang dinyatakan oleh para tua yang benar kata-katanya, teguh dalam dharma, sebagai sesuatu yang wajar diketahui.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Knowledge about subtle or luminous reality (taijasa-rūpa) should be learned from reliable authorities—elders who are both truthful (satyavādin) and grounded in dharma (dharmajña). The verse links epistemic trustworthiness with ethical character.
Vāyu is instructing the listener by presenting a doctrinal classification: the ‘luminous/fiery form’ is described as having twelve varieties, distinguished by color and by size/shape. The statement frames this as traditional knowledge transmitted by venerable Brahmins.