Shloka 14
कर्मविद्या-भेदः
Karma–Vidyā Distinction: Paths of Bondage and Release
तदात्मगुणमाविश्य मनो ग्रसति चन्द्रमा: । मनस्युपरते चापि चन्द्रमस्युपतिषछ्ठते
tad-ātma-guṇam āviśya mano grasati candramāḥ | manasy uparate cāpi candramasyopatiṣṭhate ||
ব্যাস বললেন—চন্দ্র নিজের আত্মগুণে প্রবেশ করে মনকে গ্রাস করে। মন এভাবে স্তব্ধ ও প্রত্যাহৃত হলে, তা চন্দ্রের মধ্যেই অবস্থান করে।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches reabsorption: in the great dissolution, the mind is not permanent but is taken back into its subtle source associated with the Moon. Ethically and spiritually, it supports dispassion—recognizing the mind’s impermanence encourages restraint and inner stillness.
Vyāsa is describing a pralaya sequence: the Moon, entering its own subtle principle, ‘swallows’ the mind; once the mind becomes quiet/ceased, it is said to abide in the Moon—depicting the withdrawal of mental activity into a cosmic principle.