Shloka 12
इन्द्र–बलि संवादः
The Dialogue of Indra and Bali on Fortune, Humility, and Restraint
प्रसन्नैरिन्द्रियर्यद् यत् संकल्पयति मानसम् । तत् तत् स्वप्नेडप्युपगते मनो हृष्यन्निरीक्षते
prasannair indriyaiḥ yad yat saṅkalpayati mānasam | tat tat svapne ’py upagate mano hṛṣyann nirīkṣate ||
জাগ্রত অবস্থায় ইন্দ্রিয়সমূহ প্রসন্ন ও নির্মল থাকলে মন যে-যে সংকল্প করে, স্বপ্ন উপস্থিত হলেও সেই মন আনন্দসহকারে সেই-সেই সংকল্পকেই যেন পূর্ণ হতে দেখে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mental intentions (saṅkalpa) formed when the senses are composed in waking life tend to reappear in dreams as vivid experiences; therefore, cultivating calm senses and wholesome intentions is ethically significant because inner habits shape even one’s private, dream-world consciousness.
In Bhishma’s instruction during the Shanti Parva, he explains a principle of mind: the mind carries forward waking impressions and resolves into the dream state, where it ‘sees’ those same constructions with delight, as though they are being realized.