Shloka 14
तदात्मगुणमाविश्य मनो ग्रसति चन्द्रमा: । मनस्युपरते चापि चन्द्रमस्युपतिषछ्ठते,महाप्रलयके समय चन्द्रमा व्यक्त मनको आत्मगुणमें प्रविष्ट करके स्वयं उसको ग्रस लेते हैं। तब मन उपरत (शान्त) हो जाता है; फिर वह चन्द्रमामें उपस्थित रहता है
tad-ātma-guṇam āviśya mano grasati candramāḥ | manasy uparate cāpi candramasyopatiṣṭhate ||
Vyāsa said: Entering into that quality which is the Moon’s own essence, the Moon absorbs the mind. When the mind has thus become stilled and withdrawn, it abides within the Moon. This describes a cosmic dissolution in which the faculties are reabsorbed into their subtle sources, illustrating how even the mind is not ultimate but returns to a higher principle in the great end-time.
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.