Shloka 47
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
कामानात्मनि संयम्य क्षीणतृष्ण: समाहित: । सर्वभूतसुहनम्मित्रो ब्रह्म भूयाय कल्पते
kāmān ātmani saṁyamya kṣīṇatṛṣṇaḥ samāhitaḥ | sarvabhūtasuhṛn mitro brahma bhūyāya kalpate ||
Vāyu dit : «Celui qui retient les désirs en les ramenant au Soi, dont la soif s’est desséchée, dont l’esprit est stable et recueilli, et qui se tient en bienveillant ami de tous les êtres, celui-là devient apte à l’état de Brahman, l’accomplissement spirituel suprême.»
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mastery over desire (kāma) through inner restraint, freedom from craving (tṛṣṇā-kṣaya), mental collectedness (samādhāna), and universal friendliness (sarvabhūta-sauhṛda) together qualify a person for Brahman-realization.
In this passage Vāyudeva delivers a didactic instruction: he defines the ethical and yogic qualities of a seeker—self-restraint, dispassion, concentration, and goodwill toward all beings—as the marks of one fit to attain the supreme state (Brahman).