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

ശബ്ദാദി അഞ്ചു വിഷയങ്ങളും മനസ്സും അത്യന്തം ചഞ്ചലം; ആത്മാവിന്റെ രശ്മികളെ (ബാഹ്യഗമനധാരകളെ) ധ്യാനിക്കുന്നത് പ്രത്യാഹാരമെന്നു പറയുന്നു।

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)