Shloka 59
Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Pramāda as Mṛtyu
Chapter 42
तृष्णीम्भूत उपासीत न चेष्टेन्मनसापि च । उपावर्तस्व तद् ब्रह्म अन्तरात्मनि विश्रुतम्
tṛṣṇīmbhūta upāsīta na ceṣṭenmanasāpi ca | upāvartasva tad brahma antarātmani viśrutam ||
Sanatsujāta said: “Become inwardly silent and worship (the Supreme); let there be no activity even in the mind. O King, turn yourself back within and, with steady understanding, worship that renowned Brahman—the Supreme Self—abiding in the inner Self.”
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches inward withdrawal and mental stillness as the basis for contemplating Brahman: restrain outward and inward activity, turn attention back into the heart, and worship/meditate on the indwelling Supreme Self.
In the Sanatsujātīya discourse of the Udyoga Parva, the sage Sanatsujāta instructs King Dhṛtarāṣṭra on spiritual discipline—redirecting him from anxiety and worldly agitation toward inner contemplation of Brahman.