Shloka 28
सप्तहोतृ-विधानम् एवं इन्द्रिय–मनःसंवादः
The Seven Hotṛs and the Debate of Senses and Mind
अगारमद्वारमिव प्रविश्य संकल्पभोगान् विषये निबद्धान् | प्राणक्षये शान्तिमुपैति नित्यं दारुक्षयेडग्निज्वलितो यथैव
agāram advāram iva praviśya saṅkalpabhogān viṣaye nibaddhān | prāṇakṣaye śāntim upaiti nityaṃ dārukṣaye 'gnijvalito yathaiva ||
Wika ng Isip: “Pagpasok sa daigdig ng pandama na parang taong nakalusot sa bahay na walang pinto, patuloy niyang nilalasap ang mga aliw na isinilang sa mga guniguni at nakagapos sa kanilang mga bagay. Ngunit kapag naubos ang lakas-buhay, di-maiiwasang dumarating siya sa katahimikan—gaya ng naglalagablab na apoy na kusang namamatay kapag naubos ang panggatong.”
मन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sense-enjoyments driven by saṅkalpa (mental projections) keep one bound to objects, but such enjoyment is self-exhausting; when the life-force and craving-energy run out, the mind naturally becomes quiet—like fire that goes out when fuel is finished. The ethical thrust is toward recognizing the futility of compulsive indulgence and cultivating detachment before exhaustion forces it.
In a didactic passage, the speaker ‘Mind’ explains its own movement into the realm of sense-objects and uses two images—entering a doorless house and a fire consuming fuel—to describe how beings get caught in constructed enjoyments and how peace can arise when the sustaining fuel (vitality and desire) is depleted.