Śarīrin, Buddhi, and the Limits of Sense-Perception (इन्द्रियबुद्धिशरीरिविचारः)
ततो मनसि संगृहा पञ्चवर्ग विचक्षण: । समाददध्यान्मनो भ्रान्तमिन्द्रियेः सह पठ्चभि:
tato manasi saṅgṛhya pañcavargaṁ vicakṣaṇaḥ | samādadhyān mano bhrāntam indriyaiḥ saha pañcabhiḥ ||
毗湿摩言:其后,明辨之人当将五类(诸根)摄入于心。继而与五根俱,令漂荡之心安定,系于对至上我(最高自我)的禅观之中。
भीष्म उवाच
Sense-restraint and mental steadiness are prerequisites for meditation: first withdraw the five senses into the mind, then fix the restless mind—along with the senses—upon the Supreme Self.
In Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma continues his guidance by outlining a practical inner discipline: collecting the senses, calming the mind’s distraction, and directing attention toward the Paramatman through meditation.