Shloka 17
अध्यात्म-तत्त्व-निर्णयः
Adhyātma Taxonomy: Elements, Faculties, and Guṇas
अशब्दस्पर्शरूपं तदरसागन्धमव्ययम् | अशरीरं शरीरेषु निरीक्षेत निरिन्द्रियम्,वह आत्मतत्त्व यद्यपि शब्द, स्पर्श, रूप, रस और गन्धसे हीन, अविकारी तथा शरीर और इन्द्रियोंसे रहित है तो भी शरीरोंके भीतर ही इसका अनुसंधान करना चाहिये
aśabdasparśarūpaṃ tad arasāgandham avyayam | aśarīraṃ śarīreṣu nirīkṣeta nirindriyam ||
अशब्दस्पर्शरूपं तदरसागन्धमव्ययम्। अशरीरं शरीरेषु निरीक्षेत निरिन्द्रियम्॥
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Self/ultimate Reality is not an object of the senses—free from sound, touch, form, taste, and smell—yet it is to be realized within embodied life through inward discernment rather than outward sensory pursuit.
In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa instructs the listener on the nature of the Self as imperishable and non-sensory, emphasizing contemplative inquiry within the body as the means to realization.