Shloka 21
Adhyāya 240: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman — The Inner Hierarchy and Restraint (इन्द्रिय-मनस्-बुद्धि-आत्म-क्रमः)
त॑ पश्यन्ति महात्मानो ब्राह्मणा ये मनीषिण: । धृतिमन्तो महाप्राज्ञा: सर्वभूतहिते रता:
taṁ paśyanti mahātmāno brāhmaṇā ye manīṣiṇaḥ | dhṛtimanto mahāprājñāḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ | sattvasaṁsevanād dhīro nidrām ucchettum arhati |
त्या परमात्म्याचे दर्शन तेच महात्मा ब्राह्मण करतात जे मनीषी आहेत—धृतिमंत, महाप्राज्ञ आणि सर्वभूतहिते रत. सत्त्वाचे सेवन केल्याने धीर पुरुष निद्रा (तम) छेदण्यास योग्य होतो; अंतर्जय—स्वभावशुद्धी व मनोनिग्रह—यांद्वारे सर्वव्यापक आत्म्याचे साक्षात् दर्शन शक्य होते.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vision of the Supreme Self is attained by sages who combine discernment (manīṣā), steadfast self-control (dhṛti), great wisdom, and active commitment to the welfare of all beings; cultivating sattva supports wakeful clarity by overcoming torpor (nidrā).
Vyāsa is describing the qualifications of those who can ‘see’ the Supreme Reality: they are wise brāhmaṇas devoted to universal good, and through sattvic discipline they overcome dullness and maintain the inner clarity needed for realization.