Shloka 53
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
रजस्वलमथादृशथ्यं त्रिगुणं च त्रिधातुकम् । संसर्गाभिरतं मूढं शरीरमिति धारणा
rajasvalam athādṛśathyaṃ triguṇaṃ ca tridhātukam | saṃsargābhirataṃ mūḍhaṃ śarīram iti dhāraṇā
风神曰：“当观此身：为贪染与不净所污，动摇无常，外相欺诳；由三德（guṇa）与三体液（身之三病因）所成；又愚昧地耽著于触与交会。此即持念之观（dhāraṇā），能松解执著，使心转向法（dharma）。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a dhāraṇā (disciplined contemplation) that views the body as guṇa-bound, humor-constituted, and prone to deluded craving for contact. By seeing the body’s instability and impurity, one reduces attachment and strengthens ethical self-mastery aligned with dharma.
Vāyu-deva is instructing a contemplative practice: a way of holding a clear, sobering perception of the body. The instruction functions as spiritual counsel—redirecting attention from sensual entanglement toward restraint, discernment, and inner steadiness.