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 ||
سنکلپ اور اپنی باطنی وِرتّی کے ذریعے من اندریوں کی قوت کو اپنے اندر سمیٹ کر مزید بڑھا دیتا ہے؛ اسی لیے من کو اَنتَہْکَرَن کہا جاتا ہے۔
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.