Shloka 23
जनक–ब्राह्मणसंवादः
Viṣaya, Mamatva, and Self-Mastery
नाहमात्मार्थमिच्छामि मनो नित्यं मनो<न्तरे | मनो मे निर्जितं तस्माद् वशे तिष्ठति नित्यदा,मैं मनमें आये हुए मन्तव्य विषयोंका भी अपने सुखके लिये अनुभव करना नहीं चाहता, इसलिये मेरे द्वारा जीता हुआ मन सदा मेरे वशमें रहता है
janaka uvāca | nāham ātmārtham icchāmi mano nityaṁ mano'ntare | mano me nirjitaṁ tasmād vaśe tiṣṭhati nityadā ||
ಜನಕನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಮನಸ್ಸಿನೊಳಗೆ ನಿತ್ಯ ಉದಯಿಸುವ ಚಿಂತನೆಯ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನೂ ನಾನು ನನ್ನ ಸುಖಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಅನುಭವಿಸಲು ಬಯಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಆದಕಾರಣ ನನ್ನಿಂದ ಜಯಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಸದಾ ನನ್ನ ವಶದಲ್ಲೇ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ.
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
True mastery is not merely avoiding external pleasures but relinquishing even inner, mental enjoyments sought for personal gratification; by such detachment the mind becomes subdued and remains under one’s governance.
King Janaka is speaking as a teacher-figure, describing his inner discipline: he refuses to indulge even subtle mental objects for his own happiness, and thus declares that his mind has been conquered and stays continually under control.