Shloka 8
Śarīrin, Buddhi, and the Limits of Sense-Perception (इन्द्रियबुद्धिशरीरिविचारः)
ततो मनसि संगृहा पञ्चवर्ग विचक्षण: । समाददध्यान्मनो भ्रान्तमिन्द्रियेः सह पठ्चभि:,तत्पश्चात् बुद्धिमान एवं विद्वान् पुरुष पाँचों इन्द्रियोंको मनमें स्थिर करे। उसके बाद पाँचों इन्द्रियोंसहित चंचल मनको परमात्माके ध्यानमें एकाग्र करे
tato manasi saṅgṛhya pañcavargaṁ vicakṣaṇaḥ | samādadhyān mano bhrāntam indriyaiḥ saha pañcabhiḥ ||
Bhishma said: “Thereafter, the discerning person should gather the fivefold group (the senses) into the mind. Then, together with the five senses, he should steady the wandering mind by fixing it in meditation upon the Supreme Self.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sense-restraint and mental steadiness are prerequisites for meditation: first withdraw the five senses into the mind, then fix the restless mind—along with the senses—upon the Supreme Self.
In Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma continues his guidance by outlining a practical inner discipline: collecting the senses, calming the mind’s distraction, and directing attention toward the Paramatman through meditation.