Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
इंद्रियाणां च सामर्थ्यं संकल्पेनात्मवृत्तिना । करोत्यंतःस्थितं भूयस्ततोऽन्तः करणं मनः ॥ ७३ ॥
iṃdriyāṇāṃ ca sāmarthyaṃ saṃkalpenātmavṛttinā | karotyaṃtaḥsthitaṃ bhūyastato'ntaḥ karaṇaṃ manaḥ || 73 ||
సంకల్పం మరియు తన అంతర్గత వృత్తి ద్వారా మనస్సు ఇంద్రియాల సామర్థ్యాన్ని తనలోనే సమీకరించి మరింత బలపరుస్తుంది; అందుకే మనస్సును అంతఃకరణం అంటారు.
Sanatkumara (teaching to Narada in a Vedanga/inner-discipline context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies the mind as the decisive inner organ that consolidates and directs the senses through saṅkalpa; mastery of mind therefore becomes the key lever for spiritual discipline and liberation-oriented practice.
Bhakti becomes steady when saṅkalpa is turned inward toward the Divine; since the mind gathers the senses into itself, devotional resolve can withdraw scattered sense-energy and focus it into remembrance, hearing, and worship.
It emphasizes a technical, discipline-oriented understanding of manas and indriyas useful for practice: by training saṅkalpa (intent), one regulates sensory engagement—an applied inner-technology that supports mantra, vrata, and ritual focus.