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 ||
Sinabi ni Vyāsa: Dito, matapos mapagtagumpayan ang lahat ng bagay, ang maningning na prinsipyo ay nagluwal ng pitong rishí na isinilang mula sa isip. Ang isip ay umaabot sa malayo, gumagalaw pabalik-balik sa maraming paraan, at may tatak ng pagsusumamo at pag-aalinlangan; ngunit kapag nakaugnay sa kamalayan, napapasuko nito ang lahat ng bagay at nagiging bukal ng paglikha.
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.