Shloka 20
Utkramaṇa-sthāna and Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa: Yājñavalkya’s Instruction on Departure Pathways and Mortality Signs
त्वड्मांसं रुधिरं मेद: पित्तं मज्जा च स्नायु च । अथ चैन्द्रियकं तात तद् भवानिदमाह माम्,तात! तुम मुझसे कह चुके हो कि शरीरमें जो त्वचा, मांस, रुधिर, मेदा, पित्त, मज्जा, सस््नायु और इन्द्रियसमुदाय हैं (वे सब माता-पिताके सम्बन्धसे प्रकट हुए हैं)
tvag-māṁsaṁ rudhiraṁ medaḥ pittaṁ majjā ca snāyu ca | atha caindriyakaṁ tāta tad bhavān idam āha mām ||
Vasiṣṭha disse: “Pele, carne, sangue, gordura, bile, medula e tendões—e também o conjunto dos sentidos, meu filho—isso tu já me declaraste.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that the body is a collection of physical constituents and sensory functions; recognizing this composite nature supports ethical detachment and clearer discernment of the self as distinct from bodily materials.
Vasiṣṭha responds to the interlocutor by recapping what has already been said about the body’s components, setting up a continued instruction that moves from bodily analysis toward moral-spiritual insight.