Shloka 13
Abhaya-Itihāsa: Karma, Indriyas, and the Non-sensory Brahman
Brāhmaṇī–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda
चक्षुषामविषहां च यत् किंचिच्छुवणात् परम् । अगन्धमरसस्पर्शमरूपाशब्दलक्षणम्
cakṣuṣām aviṣahāṁ ca yat kiñcic chruvaṇāt param | agandham arasa-sparśam arūpāśabda-lakṣaṇam ||
风神伐由曰：至上实在非眼所能堪受与执取，亦超越听觉之境——超越一切感官可及。无香、无味、无触、无形，亦无声等任何可标识之相。
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Supreme Reality (Brahman) is beyond the five senses and cannot be defined by sensory qualities like smell, taste, touch, form, or sound. Therefore, it is known not through external perception but through inner realization, discrimination, and spiritual discipline.
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener about the nature of the highest principle, emphasizing its transcendence over sensory experience. The statement functions as a doctrinal clarification within the Ashvamedhika Parva’s broader post-war spiritual and ethical reflections.