Shloka 5
Adhyāya 48: Brahmopadeśa on Prāṇāyāma, Sāttvika Vṛtti, and the Sattva–Kṣetrajña Question
एवं पूर्व प्रसन्नात्मा लभते यद् यदिच्छति । अव्यक्तात् सनत्त्वमुद्रिक्तममृतत्वाय कल्पते
evaṁ pūrva-prasannātmā labhate yad yad icchati | avyaktāt sanattvam udriktam amṛtatvāya kalpate ||
Ainsi, lorsque l’être intérieur est d’abord devenu limpide et paisible, on obtient ce que l’on recherche en vérité. De l’Inmanifesté (Avyakta) naît un état d’être élevé et durable, qui rend digne de l’immortalité.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that inner serenity (prasanna-ātmā) is the prerequisite for true attainment: when the mind is purified and composed, one gains what is worth seeking, and this inward refinement leads from the Unmanifest (avyakta) toward a higher, enduring state suited to immortality (amṛtatva).
Vāyudeva is speaking, presenting a doctrinal point: he links mental clarity and prior inner pacification with successful attainment, and then frames the highest attainment as a movement from the Unmanifest principle toward an exalted, deathless condition.