Shloka 24
Abhaya-Itihāsa: Karma, Indriyas, and the Non-sensory Brahman
Brāhmaṇī–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda
पृथिवी वायुराकाशमापो ज्योतिश्न पठचमम् । मनो बुद्धिश्व सप्तैता योनिरित्येव शब्दिता:,'पृथ्वी, वायु, आकाश, जल, तेज, मन और बुद्धि--ये सात योनि कहलाते हैं
pṛthivī vāyur ākāśam āpo jyotiś ca pañcamam | mano buddhiś ca saptaitā yonir ity eva śabditāḥ ||
ဝါယုဒေဝက မိန့်တော်မူသည်– «မြေ၊ လေ၊ အာကာသ၊ ရေ၊ ပဉ္စမဖြစ်သော အလင်း (တေဇ)၊ ထို့ပြင် စိတ်နှင့် ဉာဏ်—ဤခုနစ်ပါးကို ‘ယိုးနိ’ (ပေါ်ထွန်းရာ အရင်းအမြစ်) ဟု ခေါ်ကြသည်»။
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse enumerates seven fundamental sources (yonis) of manifested experience: five elemental principles (earth, air, space, water, light/energy) plus the inner instruments of mind and intellect. It encourages seeing embodied life as arising from these constituents, supporting discrimination between the true self and its material-mental bases.
Vāyu-deva is speaking and instructing by listing the seven ‘yonis’—a doctrinal enumeration used to explain how beings and experiences arise through elemental and psychological principles.