Shloka 35

Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)

Sanskrit

इन्द्रियेषु दशस्वेते तथा मनसि च स्थिताः ।

स्वे स्वे नरं स्त्रियं वापि विषये योजयन्ति हि ॥

Transliteration

indriyeṣu daśasv ete tathā manasi ca sthitāḥ | sve sve naraṃ striyaṃ vāpi viṣaye yojayanti hi ||

Translation

In den zehn Sinnen und auch im Geist aufgestellt, jeder an seinem eigenen Ort, spannen sie wahrlich einen Mann oder eine Frau an die jeweiligen Sinnesobjekte.

Speakers

• Frame dialogue tradition (sage-narration within Markandeya Purana); specific speaker not explicit in supplied excerpt

Key Themes

• Sense-control
• Psychology of temptation
• Ethics
• Mind and indriyas