Shloka 3
Yoga-kṛtya (योककृत्य) — Vyāsa on Sense-Restraint, Obstacles, and Brahman-Realization
अभिभूयेह चार्चिष्मद् व्यसृजत् सप्त मानसान् | दूरगं बहुधागामि प्रार्थनासंशयात्मकम्
abhibhūyeha cārciṣmad vyasṛjat sapta mānasān | dūragam bahudhāgāmi prārthanāsaṁśayātmakam ||
Vyāsa berkata: Di sini, setelah menundukkan segala sesuatu, prinsip yang bercahaya itu melahirkan tujuh resi yang lahir daripada minda. Minda menjangkau jauh, bergerak ulang-alik dalam pelbagai cara, dan ditandai oleh permohonan serta keraguan; namun apabila bersatu dengan kesedaran, ia menakluk segala objek dan menjadi punca penciptaan.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the mind’s paradox: it is restless, far-ranging, and prone to yearning and doubt, yet when aligned with consciousness it can master objects and serve as a creative, ordering power—symbolized by the generation of the seven mind-born sages.
Vyāsa describes a luminous creative principle and the mind’s activity: the mind moves in many directions, filled with supplication and doubt, but united with consciousness it overcomes all and gives rise to the seven mānasāḥ (mind-born) sages.