Shloka 5
Adhyāya 51: Kṛṣṇa’s Leave-Taking and Departure for Dvārakā (द्वारकागमनानुमति)
इन्द्रियग्रामसंयुक्तो मनःसारथिरेव च | बुद्धिसंयमनो नित्यं महान् ब्रह्ममयो रथ:,ब्रह्ममय रथ सदा रहनेवाला और महान है, इन्द्रियाँ उसके घोड़े, मन सारथि और बुद्धि चाबुक है
indriyagrāmasaṁyukto manaḥsārathireva ca | buddhisaṁyamano nityaṁ mahān brahmamayo rathaḥ ||
Vāyu nói: “Cỗ xe vĩ đại này vốn mang bản tính của Phạm (Brahman) và tồn tại thường hằng. Bầy ngựa của nó là toàn bộ các căn; tâm là người đánh xe; còn trí (buddhi)—luôn kiềm chế và dẫn dắt—chính là dây cương/roi.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches inner governance: the senses must be harnessed, the mind must steer, and the intellect must continually restrain and direct. When buddhi rules, one’s life-journey becomes aligned with Brahman (the highest reality) rather than being driven by uncontrolled impulses.
Vāyudeva is instructing through an allegory. He describes a ‘Brahman-made’ chariot and assigns roles—senses as horses, mind as charioteer, intellect as the controlling implement—to explain how disciplined inner faculties lead a person toward spiritual realization.