Shloka 29
Mind as Charioteer; Kṣetrajña, Tapas, and Dhyāna-Yoga
Adhyātma-Upadeśa
स्नेहात् सम्मोहमापन्नो नावि दाशो यथा तथा । ममत्वेनाभिभूत: संस्तत्रैव परिवर्तते
snehāt sammohaṁ āpanno nāvi dāśo yathā tathā | mamatvenābhibhūtaḥ saṁs tatraiva parivartate ||
しかし愛着ゆえに迷いに堕ちた者は、「我がもの」という執着に押し伏せられ、舟に座り続ける舟人のように、その場をぐるぐると巡るばかりである。所有の思いに征服され、そこに縛られて、幾度も幾度も回転し、ついに彼岸へ至らない。
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Affection that turns into attachment produces delusion, and possessiveness (‘mine-ness’) keeps a person stuck in repetitive patterns—like a boatman circling in the same boat—rather than moving toward liberation, clarity, and dharmic action.
Vāyudeva uses a vivid simile: a deluded, possessive person is compared to a boatman who stays seated in his boat and merely turns about in the same place. The image illustrates how attachment prevents real progress and keeps one bound to the same condition.