Shloka 25

Adhyāya 240: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman — The Inner Hierarchy and Restraint (इन्द्रिय-मनस्-बुद्धि-आत्म-क्रमः)

Devanagari script

कुर्यात्‌ परिचयं योगे त्रैकाल्ये नियतो मुनि: । गिरिश्‌ज्ञे तथा चैत्ये वृक्षाग्रेषु च योजयेत्‌

Transliteration

kur yāt paricayaṃ yoge traikālye niyato muniḥ | giriśṛṅge tathā caitye vṛkṣāgreṣu ca yojayet | sattvasaṃsevanād dhīro nidrām ucchettum arhati |

Translation

వ్యాసుడు పలికెను—నియమపరుడైన ముని మూడు సంధ్యాకాలములలో (ప్రాతః, మధ్యాహ్న, సాయంకాల) యోగమున నిరంతర పరిచయమును పెంపొందించాలి. పర్వతశిఖరములపై, పుణ్యక్షేత్ర-దేవాలయములలో, వృక్షశిఖరములపై—ఏకాంతమును, జాగ్రత్తను పెంపొందించే స్థలములలో—అభ్యాసమును చేయాలి. సత్త్వసేవనముచేత ధీరుడు నిద్రా-ఆలస్యమును తొలగించగలడు; సాధనావిఘ్నములు క్రమేణా క్షీణిస్తాయి.

Word by Word

• कुर्यात्: should do / should perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-linga, Optative (injunctive sense), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• परिचयम्: practice / familiarization
• परिचयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• योगे: in yoga
• योगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• त्रैकाल्ये: at the three times (morning/noon/evening)
• त्रैकाल्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैकाल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नियतः: disciplined / restrained
• नियतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गिरिशज्ञे: in a mountain-cave/cleft (lit. known to the mountain-lord; traditional reading varies)
• गिरिशज्ञे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिशज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तथा: likewise / also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• चैत्ये: at a shrine / sacred place
• चैत्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वृक्षाग्रेषु: on the tops of trees
• वृक्षाग्रेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्षाग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• योजयेत्: should apply / should engage (himself)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-linga, Optative, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सत्त्वसंसेवनात्: by/through the cultivation of sattva (purity)
• सत्त्वसंसेवनात्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्वसंसेवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• धीरः: steadfast / wise
• धीरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निद्राम्: sleep
• निद्राम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उच्छेत्तुम्: to cut off / to eliminate
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-छिद् (धातु)
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• अर्हति: is able / deserves
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: Lat, Present, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• muni (sage)
• giriśṛṅga (mountain peak)
• caitya (shrine/sacred monument)
• vṛkṣāgra (tree-top)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Regular, time-disciplined yoga practice—especially at the three daily junctions—combined with cultivating sattva (clarity and purity) enables a practitioner to overcome drowsiness and other inner obstacles, strengthening self-mastery.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and inner governance, Vyāsa gives practical guidance for a sage’s yogic regimen: when to practice (three times daily), where to practice (secluded, elevating places), and what inner quality supports success (sattva), culminating in the ability to cut off sleepiness.