Shloka 51
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
अग्नी रूपं पय: स्रोतो वायु: स्पर्शनमेव च । मही पड़कधरं घोरमाकाशश्रवर्णं तथा
agnī rūpaṃ payaḥ sroto vāyuḥ sparśanam eva ca | mahī paḍakadharaṃ ghoram ākāśaśravaṇaṃ tathā ||
آگ صورت کا اصول ہے، پانی بہتا ہوا دھارا ہے، اور ہوا خود لمس ہے۔ زمین بھاری بوجھ اٹھانے والی اور کبھی ہیبت ناک بھی ہے؛ اور آکاش سماعت کی بنیاد ہے۔
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse maps the classical elements to their characteristic functions and corresponding sense-domains: fire with visible form, water with flowing continuity, wind with touch, earth with weight-bearing solidity, and space with sound/hearing—presenting an ethical-metaphysical framework for understanding embodied experience as grounded in elemental order.
Vāyu-deva is speaking and instructing the listener by enumerating the defining qualities of the elements, using them as a doctrinal explanation within the Ashvamedhika Parva’s broader didactic discourse.