Shloka 9
अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)
मनोरिन्द्राग्निमरुतां विश्वस्य ब्रह्मणो गतिम् । अग्राह्ममचलं शुद्ध बुद्धिग्राह्मा मनोमयम्
manor indrāgnimarutāṁ viśvasya brahmaṇo gatim | agrāhyam acalaṁ śuddhaṁ buddhigrāhyaṁ manomayam ||
风神说道：“祂是心（manas）、因陀罗、火神阿耆尼与诸马鲁特的行程与所及；诚然，也是整个宇宙，乃至梵天（Brahmā）之所趋。然祂不可为心与诸根所执取。不可攫取、不动、清净——当以觉醒之慧而证知，并作为心之内在精髓而常在。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Supreme principle is the ultimate ‘gati’ (reach/ground) even for cosmic powers like Indra, Agni, the Maruts, and Brahmā, yet it cannot be captured by ordinary mind and senses. It is realized through purified discriminative intellect (buddhi) and is intimated as the inner essence behind mental activity.
Vāyudeva is speaking in a didactic context, describing the nature of the highest reality: transcending sensory grasp, unmoving and pure, while still being the inner basis of mind and the ultimate course of all beings and deities.