Shloka 23
शब्दे स्पर्शे रसे रूपे गन्धे च रमते मन:
śabde sparśe rase rūpe gandhe ca ramate manaḥ
Aila berkata: Fikiran bersenang pada bunyi, sentuhan, rasa, rupa, dan bau—gelisah mengejar nikmat melalui lima objek pancaindera. Dalam ajaran ini, bait tersebut menunjukkan bahawa keterikatan pada keseronokan inderawi menarik seseorang jauh daripada keteguhan, penguasaan diri, dan disiplin etika yang diperlukan bagi dharma.
ऐल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the mind naturally runs toward the pleasures of the five sense-objects. Recognizing this tendency is the first step toward restraint (dama), detachment (vairāgya), and steadiness required for living according to dharma.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Aila speaks as a moral-exemplary voice, describing the mind’s attraction to sensory pleasures to support a broader discourse on self-mastery and the causes of bondage and suffering.