Shloka 183
Adhyāya 240: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman — The Inner Hierarchy and Restraint (इन्द्रिय-मनस्-बुद्धि-आत्म-क्रमः)
प्रसीदन्ति च संस्थाय तदा ब्रह्म प्रकाशते । योगी पाँचों इन्द्रियोंको वशमें करके उन्हें दृढ़तापूर्वक मनमें स्थापित करे। जब छठे मनसहित ये इन्द्रियाँ बुद्धिमें स्थिर होकर प्रसन्न (स्वच्छ) हो जाती हैं
prasīdanti ca saṁsthāya tadā brahma prakāśate | yogī pañcendriyāṇi vaśaṁ kṛtvā tāni dṛḍhatayā manasi saṁsthāpayet | yadā ṣaṣṭhena manasā saha imāni indriyāṇi buddhau sthirībhūya prasīdanti (svacchībhavanti), tadā tasya yoginaḥ brahma-sākṣātkāro bhavati |
Ketika indra-indra dihimpun dan diteguhkan, mereka menjadi tenang dan jernih; saat itulah Brahman memancar. Seorang yogin hendaknya menundukkan kelima indra dan menegakkannya dengan kukuh di dalam batin. Bila indra-indra itu—bersama yang keenam, yakni pikiran—berdiri mantap dalam buddhi dan menjadi hening serta bening, sang yogin mencapai penyaksian langsung atas Brahman.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Brahman is realized when the practitioner disciplines the sensory faculties and the mind, stabilizing them in the intellect; clarity and serenity of inner instruments allow the highest reality to manifest.
Vyāsa is instructing on yogic practice within the Śānti Parva’s liberation-oriented discourse, describing the inner sequence: restrain the five senses, anchor them in the mind, steady mind-and-senses in buddhi, and thereby attain direct realization of Brahman.