Shloka 14
Doṣa-Parīkṣā and Guṇa-Viveka
Examination of Faults and Discernment of the Guṇas
सर्वाण्येतानि संवार्य द्वाराणि मनसि स्थित: । मनस्येकाग्रतां कृत्वा तत्परं प्रतिपद्यते,समस्त इन्द्रियोंको रोककर संकल्पमात्रसे मनमें स्थित हो उन सबको हृदयमें एकत्र करके साधक उससे भी परे विद्यमान परमात्माको प्राप्त कर लेता है
sarvāṇy etāni saṃvārya dvārāṇi manasi sthitaḥ | manasy ekāgratāṃ kṛtvā tat-paraṃ pratipadyate ||
Bhishma said: Having restrained all these gateways (the senses) and abiding within the mind, one should gather the mind into single-pointed concentration. When the faculties are thus collected in the heart and the seeker becomes wholly intent on That, he attains the Supreme Self that lies beyond them all.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Restrain the senses (the mind’s outward ‘gates’), establish the mind in one-pointed concentration, and direct oneself wholly toward the Supreme; such inwardly gathered discipline leads to realization of the Self beyond the senses.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma continues his counsel by describing an inner yogic method: withdrawing the senses, collecting the mind, and attaining the Supreme through focused contemplation.