Shloka 53
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
रजस्वलमथादृशथ्यं त्रिगुणं च त्रिधातुकम् । संसर्गाभिरतं मूढं शरीरमिति धारणा
rajasvalam athādṛśathyaṃ triguṇaṃ ca tridhātukam | saṃsargābhirataṃ mūḍhaṃ śarīram iti dhāraṇā
ଶରୀରକୁ ରଜରେ ମଲିନ ଓ ଅଶୁଚି, ଅସ୍ଥିର ଓ ଦୃଶ୍ୟରେ ଭ୍ରମଜନକ ବୋଲି ଚିନ୍ତନ କର; ଏହା ତ୍ରିଗୁଣମୟ ଓ ତ୍ରିଧାତୁକ, ଏବଂ ସଂସର୍ଗରେ ଆସକ୍ତ ମୂଢ—ଏହି ହେଉଛି ଧାରଣା।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a dhāraṇā (disciplined contemplation) that views the body as guṇa-bound, humor-constituted, and prone to deluded craving for contact. By seeing the body’s instability and impurity, one reduces attachment and strengthens ethical self-mastery aligned with dharma.
Vāyu-deva is instructing a contemplative practice: a way of holding a clear, sobering perception of the body. The instruction functions as spiritual counsel—redirecting attention from sensual entanglement toward restraint, discernment, and inner steadiness.