Shloka 9
Abhaya-Itihāsa: Karma, Indriyas, and the Non-sensory Brahman
Brāhmaṇī–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda
रक्षोभिव॑ध्यमानेषु दृश्यद्रव्येषु वर्त्मसु । आत्मस्थमात्मना तेभ्यो दृष्टमायतनं मया
rakṣobhir vadhyamāneṣu dṛśyadravyeṣu vartmasu | ātmastham ātmanā tebhyo dṛṣṭam āyatanaṁ mayā ||
ରାକ୍ଷସମାନେ ଯେତେବେଳେ ଦୃଶ୍ୟ ଦ୍ରବ୍ୟସମ୍ବଳିତ କର୍ମ-ମାର୍ଗଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଧ୍ୱଂସ କରିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲେ, ସେତେବେଳେ ମୁଁ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ତ୍ୟାଗ କଲି; ଏବଂ ନିଜ ଆତ୍ମା ଦ୍ୱାରା, ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ଆତ୍ମାର ଆଶ୍ରୟସ୍ଥାନକୁ ମୁଁ ଦେଖିଲି।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
External, material-dependent religious paths can be disrupted or corrupted; therefore one should cultivate the inward realization of the Self, which remains a stable refuge beyond external harm.
Vāyudeva describes a time when rākṣasas were ruining ritual practices that rely on visible offerings; withdrawing from those endangered external rites, he turns inward and realizes the inner abode of the Self.