Shloka 44
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
इन्द्रियाण्युपसंहृत्य कूर्मोडड्रानीव सर्वश: । क्षीणेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्निरीह: सर्वतत्त्ववित्
indriyāṇy upasaṁhṛtya kūrmo 'ṅgānīva sarvaśaḥ | kṣīṇendriya-mano-buddhir nirīhaḥ sarva-tattva-vit ||
ବାୟୁ କହିଲେ—ଯେପରି କଚ୍ଛପ ସବୁ ଦିଗରୁ ନିଜ ଅଙ୍ଗଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଭିତରକୁ ଟାଣିନେଇଥାଏ, ସେପରି ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଭାବେ ବିଷୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ଛାଡ଼ି ଫେରାଇ ଆଣ। ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟ, ମନ ଓ ବୁଦ୍ଧିକୁ ବାହ୍ୟବସ୍ତୁ ପ୍ରତି ଶାନ୍ତ ଓ କ୍ଷୀଣ କରି, ନିରୀହ ହୋଇ ରୁହ; ସମସ୍ତ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱର ଜ୍ଞାତା ହେଉ।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches indriya-saṁyama (restraint of the senses): one should pull the senses back from their objects as a tortoise retracts its limbs, quieting mind and intellect so that desire-driven agitation ceases and clear knowledge of reality (tattvas) can arise.
Vāyu is instructing the listener in a yogic discipline of inner withdrawal and stillness, presenting a practical image (the tortoise) to describe how to turn attention away from sense-objects and cultivate knowledge grounded in self-mastery.