Shloka 15
अध्यात्म-तत्त्व-निर्णयः
Adhyātma Taxonomy: Elements, Faculties, and Guṇas
एवं सप्तदशं देहे वृतं षोडशभिग्गुणै: । मनीषी मनसा विप्र: पश्यत्यात्मानमात्मनि,इस प्रकार बुद्धिमान् ब्राह्मण इस शरीरमें पाँच इन्द्रिय, पाँच विषय, स्वभाव, चेतना, मन, प्राण, अपान और जीव--इन सोलह तत्त्वोंसे आवृत सत्रहवें परमात्माका बुद्धिके द्वारा अन्त:करणमें साक्षात्कार करता है
evaṁ saptadaśaṁ dehe vṛtaṁ ṣoḍaśabhir guṇaiḥ | manīṣī manasā vipraḥ paśyaty ātmānam ātmani ||
Vyāsa berkata: Demikianlah, dalam tubuh ini, prinsip ketujuh belas—Diri Tertinggi—terselubung oleh enam belas unsur. Namun brāhmaṇa yang berdaya budi, dengan kekuatan minda dan wawasan, melihat Diri di dalam diri batin. Ajaran ini menegaskan bahawa kejernihan etika dan rohani tidak lahir daripada upacara luaran semata-mata, tetapi daripada discernmen batin yang menembusi selubung indera, nafas, dan gerak-geri mental untuk menyedari hakikat yang bersemayam di dalam.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Supreme Self (counted as the seventeenth) is present within the body but is obscured by sixteen covering constituents (such as senses, objects, mind, vital airs, and individuality). Through disciplined inner discernment, the wise person realizes the Self within, moving from outward identification to inward knowledge.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Vyāsa continues a doctrinal exposition: he explains how the embodied being fails to recognize the indwelling Self due to layers of psycho-physical factors, and how a discerning brāhmaṇa can directly perceive that Self through inner contemplation.