Shloka 11
Adhyāya 240: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman — The Inner Hierarchy and Restraint (इन्द्रिय-मनस्-बुद्धि-आत्म-क्रमः)
शौचमाचार संशुद्धिरिन्द्रियाणां च निग्रह: । एतैरविवर्धते तेज: पाप्मानं चापकर्षति
śaucam ācāra-saṁśuddhir indriyāṇāṁ ca nigrahaḥ | etair avivardhate tejaḥ pāpmānaṁ cāpakarṣati | sattva-saṁsevanād dhīro nidrām ucchettum arhati |
ヴィヤーサは語った。「清浄、行いの浄化、そして諸感官の制御—これらによって内なる光は絶えず増し、罪は遠ざけられる。さらにサットヴァを養うなら、堅固な者は過度の眠りを断つにふさわしくなる。この教えは、規律ある生活こそが内なる過失を弱め、澄明と霊的活力を強める道であると示している。」
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical purification—cleanliness (śauca), purified conduct (ācāra-saṁśuddhi), and sense-restraint (indriya-nigraha)—builds tejas (inner radiance) and removes pāpa (moral impurity). Cultivating sattva further helps a disciplined person overcome tamasic heaviness such as excessive sleep.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa delivers instruction on inner discipline. Rather than describing an external event, the verse lays out practical means for moral and spiritual strengthening: purification, restraint, and sattvic cultivation.