Verse 5

Amritnada

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शब्दादिविषयाः पञ्च मनश्चैवातिचञ्चलम् ।

चिन्तयेदात्मनो रश्मीन्प्रत्याहारः स उच्यते ॥५॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

शब्द-आदि-विषयाः । पञ्च । मनः । च । एव । अति-चञ्चलम् ।

चिन्तयेत् । आत्मनः । रश्मीन् । प्रत्याहारः । सः । उच्यते ॥५॥

IAST Transliteration

śabdādiviṣayāḥ pañca manaś caivāticañcalam |

cintayed ātmano raśmīn pratyāhāraḥ sa ucyate ||5||

Translation

ಶಬ್ದಾದಿ ಐದು ವಿಷಯಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಮನಸ್ಸು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಚಂಚಲ; ಆತ್ಮನ ರಶ್ಮಿಗಳನ್ನು (ಬಹಿರ್ಗಾಮಿ ಪ್ರವಾಹಗಳನ್ನು) ಚಿಂತಿಸುವುದೇ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಾಹಾರ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ।

Academic Translation

The five objects beginning with sound, and the mind indeed exceedingly restless—one should contemplate the rays (i.e., the outgoing currents) of the Self; that is called pratyāhāra.

Verse Context

• Pratyāhāra (withdrawal of senses) and inwardization of consciousness toward Ātman
• Mahavakya: Preparatory discipline enabling mahāvākya contemplation: sense-withdrawal steadies the mind for nididhyāsana on ‘I am Brahman’.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)