Shloka 19
मृत्योर्ब्रह्मणा नियोजनम् — The Commissioning of Mṛtyu by Brahmā
संगुप्तान्यात्मनो द्वाराण्यपिधाय विचिन्तयन् । यो ह्यास्ते ब्राह्मण:शिष्ट: स आत्मरतिरुच्यते
saṃguptāny ātmano dvārāṇy apidhāya vicintayan | yo hy āste brāhmaṇaḥ śiṣṭaḥ sa ātmaratir ucyate ||
自らの感官の門を堅く守り、四方より閉ざして、つねにブラフマンを観想し続ける者——その者こそ規律ある模範のバラモンであり、「自己に歓喜する者」（ātmarati）と呼ばれる。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
True excellence is defined by inner mastery: one who guards and restrains the senses and abides in steady contemplation is called ātmarati—content in the Self rather than dependent on external pleasures.
Vyāsa characterizes the ideal disciplined person: by metaphorically shutting the ‘gates’ of the senses and turning attention inward, the exemplary brāhmaṇa remains in contemplation and is praised as self-delighting (ātmarati).