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 ||
वायु ने कहा—जो कामनाओं को आत्मा में ही समेटकर संयमित करता है, जिसकी तृष्णा क्षीण हो गई है, जो समाहित-चित्त है और समस्त प्राणियों का सुहृद् तथा मित्र है—वह ब्रह्म-भाव की प्राप्ति के योग्य हो जाता है।
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).