Shloka 4
अध्यात्म-तत्त्व-निर्णयः
Adhyātma Taxonomy: Elements, Faculties, and Guṇas
मनसश्षेन्द्रियाणां च यथैकाग्र्यमवाप्यते । येनोपायेन पुरुषैस्तत् त्वं व्याख्यातुमहसि,मनुष्य मन और इन्द्रियोंको जिस उपायसे और जिस तरह एकाग्र कर सकता है, उस विषयका आप विशद विवेचन कीजिये
Śuka uvāca: manasaś cendriyāṇāṁ ca yathaikāgryam avāpyate | yenopāyena puruṣais tat tvaṁ vyākhyātum arhasi ||
シュカは言った。「人はどのような方法により、いかなる仕方で、心と諸感官を一境に集めて一点集中を得るのか。どうか明らかに説き示したまえ。」
शुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the central inquiry of yogic discipline: the practical means by which one gathers the scattered mind and senses into ekāgratā (one-pointed concentration), a prerequisite for higher knowledge and ethical steadiness.
Śuka, as the speaker, asks for a detailed exposition from the interlocutor/teacher on the method and process through which ordinary people can achieve focused control over mind and senses.