Shloka 24
अक्षरब्रह्मयोगः | Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman
सम्बन्ध-- अब दो श्लोकोर्में उसी स्थितिकी प्राप्तिके लिये अभेदरूपसे परमात्माके ध्यानयोगका साधन करनेकी रीति बतलाते हैं-- संकल्पप्रभवान् कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषत: । मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः
arjuna uvāca | saṅkalpaprabhavān kāmāṁs tyaktvā sarvān aśeṣataḥ | manasaivendriyagrāmaṁ viniyamya samantataḥ ||
Dengan meninggalkan sepenuhnya segala keinginan yang lahir daripada rekaan fikiran, tanpa berbaki; dan dengan minda sahaja mengekang dari segenap arah seluruh himpunan pancaindera—maka hendaklah seseorang melangkah ke jalan disiplin batin.
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desires originate in saṅkalpa—mental constructions and projections. Spiritual discipline begins by renouncing such cravings completely and bringing the senses under the governance of the mind, establishing ethical self-mastery as the basis for meditation.
In the Bhīṣma Parva dialogue on the battlefield, Arjuna speaks within the ongoing instruction on meditation (dhyāna-yoga), articulating the practical method: abandon desire at its root and restrain the senses through the mind to prepare for steady contemplation.