Shloka 28
Adhyāya 302: Guṇa-vicāra, Gati-bheda, and the Imperishable State
Yājñavalkya–Janaka
बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि चैतानि तथा कर्मेन्द्रियाणि च । सम्भूतानीह युगपन्मनसा सह पार्थिव,इस भौतिक सर्गके अन्तर्गत आँख, कान, नाक, त्वचा और जिह्ला--ये पाँच ज्ञानेन्द्रियाँ तथा वाणी, हाथ, पैर, गुदा और लिंग--ये पाँच कर्मन्द्रियाँ हैं। पृथ्वीनाथ! मनसहित इन सबकी उत्पत्ति भी एक ही साथ होती है
buddhīndriyāṇi caitāni tathā karmendriyāṇi ca | sambhūtānīha yugapan manasā saha pārthiva ||
Vasiṣṭha berkata: “Wahai tuan bumi, dalam penciptaan material yang berjasad ini, indera pengetahuan dan indera tindakan muncul bersama. Semuanya terbit di sini serentak, bersama minda (manas).”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that in embodied existence the cognitive senses (buddhīndriyas) and the active faculties (karmendriyas) do not arise in isolation; they manifest together, coordinated by the mind. Ethically, this implies that discipline must address the whole psycho-physical system—mind, perception, and action—since they function as an integrated unit.
Vasiṣṭha is instructing a king in a doctrinal explanation of embodiment: how the faculties that perceive and the faculties that act originate within the material creation, emphasizing their simultaneous emergence with the mind as part of a broader teaching on the constituents of the person.