Shloka 24
Jvarotpatti — The Origin and Distribution of Jvara
Fever
इन्द्रियाणां व्युपरमे मनो<व्युपरतं यदि । सेवते विषयानेव त॑ विद्यात् स्वप्नदर्शनम्
indriyāṇāṃ vyuparame mano 'vyuparataṃ yadi | sevate viṣayān eva taṃ vidyāt svapnadarśanam ||
ઇન્દ્રિયો ઉપશમ પામ્યા પછી પણ જો મન નિવૃત્ત ન થઈ વિષયોનું જ સેવન કરે, તો તે અવસ્થાને સ્વપ્નદર્શન સમજવી જોઈએ.
असित उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mere withdrawal of the senses is not sufficient for inner freedom; if the mind continues to relish sense-objects even when the senses are inactive, that condition is akin to dreaming. True restraint requires the mind itself to cease from attachment and craving.
In a didactic discourse in the Śānti Parva, the sage Asita explains a psychological and ethical distinction: the senses may become inactive, yet the mind can still project and enjoy objects internally. He labels this persistence of object-experience without sensory operation as ‘dream-vision’ (svapnadarśana).