Shloka 13
Jājali’s Austerities and the Summons to Tulādhāra (जाजलि–तुलाधार-इतिहासः)
यदर्थ पृथगध्यास्ते मनस्तत्परिषीदति । पृथग्भूतं मनो बुद्धया मनो भवति केवलम्,बुद्धि जिस विषयका अवलम्बन करती है, मन भी उसीका आश्रय लेता है। मन जब बुद्धिसे पृथक् होता है, तब केवल मन रह जाता है
yadartha pṛthag adhyāste manas tat pariṣīdati | pṛthagbhūtaṃ mano buddhyā mano bhavati kevalam |
Vyāsa said: Whatever object the intellect takes up as its separate support, the mind too leans upon that same object and is cast down by that dependence. But when the mind is set apart from the intellect, it remains as mind alone.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse distinguishes mind (manas) from intellect (buddhi): when the mind clings to an object (often through the intellect’s object-oriented determination), it becomes burdened and falls into distress; when separated from that object-driven movement of buddhi, the mind abides in itself, tending toward calm and freedom from agitation.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on inner discipline and liberation-oriented reflection, Vyāsa explains a psychological principle: attachment of the mind to particular objects leads to dejection and instability, whereas disentangling the mind from the intellect’s outward grasping supports steadiness and inward clarity.