Shloka 9

Devanagari script

रक्षोभिव॑ध्यमानेषु दृश्यद्रव्येषु वर्त्मसु । आत्मस्थमात्मना तेभ्यो दृष्टमायतनं मया,“जब राक्षसों--दुर्जनोंने जहाँ सोम और घृत आदि दृश्य द्रव्योंका उपयोग होता है, उन कर्म-मार्गोका विनाश आरम्भ कर दिया, तब मैंने उनसे विरक्त होकर स्वयं ही अपने भीतर स्थित हुए आत्माके स्थानको देखा

Transliteration

rakṣobhir vadhyamāneṣu dṛśyadravyeṣu vartmasu | ātmastham ātmanā tebhyo dṛṣṭam āyatanaṁ mayā ||

Translation

Quando os rākṣasas destruíam os caminhos da ação ritual—os que dependem de substâncias visíveis—, afastei-me deles; e, pelo meu próprio eu interior, contemplei a morada do Si que permanece dentro.

Word by Word

रक्षोभिःby/with the rakshasas (demons)

वध्यमानेषुwhile being destroyed/being slain

दृश्य-द्रव्येषुin visible substances/materials

वर्त्मसुin the paths/ways (of action)

आत्मस्थम्situated in the self

आत्मनाby the self

तेभ्यःfrom them

दृष्टम्seen/realized

आयतनम्abode/seat

मयाby me

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

rākṣasas

ātman (Self)

dṛśya-dravya (visible ritual substances such as soma and ghee)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.