Adhyāya 302: Guṇa-vicāra, Gati-bheda, and the Imperishable State
Yājñavalkya–Janaka
एतद् देहं समाख्यातं॑ त्रैलोक्ये सर्वदेहिषु । वेदितव्यं नरश्रेष्ठ सदेवनरदानवे
etad dehaṃ samākhyātaṃ trailokye sarvadehiṣu | veditavyaṃ naraśreṣṭha sadevanaradānave ||
婆悉吒说道:“如是,身体已被阐明:在三界一切具身者之中,皆复如是。人中最胜者啊,当知无论天、人与阿修罗(达那婆)之类,所谓‘身’处处不过是这些根本成分的聚合。”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
That ‘body’ is not a unique essence belonging to one species or realm; across the three worlds, all embodied beings share the same basic constituents (tattvas). This supports a discriminative, non-attached understanding of embodiment.
Vasiṣṭha continues an instructive discourse, summarizing that the analysis of the body applies universally—equally to gods, humans, and demons—so the listener should recognize the body everywhere as the same composite of elements/constituents.