Shloka 293
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
अधिभूतं च संकल्पश्नन्द्रमाश्नाधिदेवतम् । पजञ्चभूतोंका संचालन करनेवाला मन अध्यात्म कहा गया है। संकल्प उसका अधिभूत है और चन्द्रमा उसके अधिष्ठाता देवता माने गये हैं
adhibhūtaṁ ca saṅkalpaś candramāś cādhidaivatam | pañcabhūtānāṁ sañcālana-karaṁ mana adhyātmaṁ kathyate | saṅkalpas tasyādhibhūtaṁ candramās tasyādhiṣṭhātā devatā manyate ||
Vāyu nói: “Tâm (manas)—nhờ đó năm đại (pañca-bhūta) được khởi động và điều hướng—được dạy là adhyātma trong bối cảnh này. Phương diện adhibhūta của nó là saṅkalpa, tức ý định hay quyết tâm; và Mặt Trăng (Candra) được xem là nguyên lý thần linh chủ quản (adhidaivata) của nó.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
It maps the triad adhyātma–adhibhūta–adhidaivata onto the mind: mind is the inner principle (adhyātma), its operative worldly expression is intention/resolve (saṅkalpa) as adhibhūta, and its presiding divine regulator is the Moon (Candramā) as adhidaivata—highlighting that ethical action begins with disciplined intention.
In a didactic discourse within the Aśvamedhika Parva, Vāyudeva explains philosophical correspondences between inner faculties, their functional manifestations, and their presiding deities, using the mind and the Moon as a key example.