Shloka 14
शरद्वर्णनं, योगोपमा, तथा गोवर्धन-यज्ञप्रवर्तनम्
नभसो ऽब्दान् भुवः पङ्कं कालुष्यं चाम्भसः शरत् इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यः प्रत्याहार इवाहरत्
nabhaso 'bdān bhuvaḥ paṅkaṃ kāluṣyaṃ cāmbhasaḥ śarat indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyaḥ pratyāhāra ivāharat
ശരത് ആകാശത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മേഘങ്ങളെയും, ഭൂമിയിൽ നിന്ന് ചെളിയെയും, ജലത്തിലെ മങ്ങലിനെയും നീക്കി—യോഗിയുടെ പ്രത്യാഹാരം ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങളെ വിഷയങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് പിൻവലിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ।
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
In this verse, Śarat symbolizes purification and restoration of clarity—removing clouds, mud, and water’s turbidity—showing how seasonal cycles uphold cosmic order.
He uses autumn as an analogy: as Śarat withdraws obscuring elements from sky, earth, and water, pratyāhāra withdraws the senses from sense-objects, producing inner lucidity.
Though not named in the verse, the teaching fits the Purana’s vision of Vishnu as the Supreme Regulator whose ordered cosmos expresses dharma—outer seasonal purification echoing the inner discipline that leads toward the Supreme Reality.