Verse 5

Amritnada

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शब्दादिविषयाः पञ्च मनश्चैवातिचञ्चलम् ।

चिन्तयेदात्मनो रश्मीन्प्रत्याहारः स उच्यते ॥५॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

शब्द-आदि-विषयाः । पञ्च । मनः । च । एव । अति-चञ्चलम् ।

चिन्तयेत् । आत्मनः । रश्मीन् । प्रत्याहारः । सः । उच्यते ॥५॥

IAST Transliteration

śabdādiviṣayāḥ pañca manaś caivāticañcalam |

cintayed ātmano raśmīn pratyāhāraḥ sa ucyate ||5||

Translation

声等五境，以及确实极其躁动之心——当观照自我之“光线”（向外奔流之诸流）；此即名为制感（pratyāhāra）。

Academic Translation

The five objects beginning with sound, and the mind indeed exceedingly restless—one should contemplate the rays (i.e., the outgoing currents) of the Self; that is called pratyāhāra.

Verse Context

• Pratyāhāra (withdrawal of senses) and inwardization of consciousness toward Ātman
• Mahavakya: Preparatory discipline enabling mahāvākya contemplation: sense-withdrawal steadies the mind for nididhyāsana on ‘I am Brahman’.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)