Shloka 3
Adhyāya 240: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman — The Inner Hierarchy and Restraint (इन्द्रिय-मनस्-बुद्धि-आत्म-क्रमः)
तदेतदुपशान्तेन दान्तेनाध्यात्मशीलिना
tadetadupaśāntena dāntenādhyātmaśīlinā
এই উপদেশ সেইজনেই গ্ৰহণ কৰি জীৱনত আচৰণ কৰা উচিত, যি অন্তৰে প্ৰশান্ত, সংযমী আৰু অধ্যাত্ম-অনুশীলনত নিৱেদিত—যাতে ই কেৱল জ্ঞান হৈ নাথাকে, নৈতিক ৰূপান্তৰ হৈ উঠে।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes eligibility for higher instruction: true understanding arises in a person who is tranquil, senses-controlled, and committed to inner spiritual discipline. Ethical maturity and inner restraint are presented as prerequisites for assimilating dharma.
Vyāsa continues a didactic passage in the Śānti Parva, indicating the kind of listener or practitioner suited to receive the preceding or forthcoming teaching—someone calm, disciplined, and oriented toward adhyātma.