Shloka 68
ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः
Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction
मनो यस्येन्द्रियस्पेह विषयान् याति सेवितुम् | तस्यौत्सुक्यं सम्भवति प्रवृत्तिश्नोपजायते,मन जिस इन्द्रियके विषयोंका सेवन करने जाता है, उसीमें उस विषयके प्रति उत्सुकता भर जाती है और वह इन्द्रिय उस विषयके उपभोगमें प्रवृत्त हो जाती है
mano yasyendriyaspeha viṣayān yāti sevitum | tasyautsukyaṃ sambhavati pravṛttiś copajāyate ||
When a person’s mind, driven by longing for the senses, goes to indulge in sense-objects, eagerness for those objects arises; and then the sense-faculties become actively engaged in their enjoyment.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire begins when the mind turns toward sense-objects; indulgence breeds eagerness and then becomes a habit of outward pursuit. The implied ethical counsel is vigilance at the level of the mind, because once the senses are engaged, attachment strengthens and self-mastery weakens.
Śaunaka, in a didactic mode, states a general psychological and moral principle: the mind’s movement toward enjoyment triggers craving and then active indulgence. The verse functions as instruction rather than describing a specific action scene.