{"id":2484,"date":"2016-11-23T20:40:09","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T20:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/?p=2484"},"modified":"2016-11-23T20:40:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T20:40:09","slug":"5-28-original","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/5-28-original\/","title":{"rendered":"5.28 yatendriya-mano-buddhir (Original)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><small>SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/5-original\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapter 5<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/5-27-original\/\">&lt;&lt; Chapter 5 verse 27<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/5-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simple<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">yatendriya-mano-buddhir<br \/>\nmunir mok\u1e63a-par\u0101ya\u1e47a\u1e25<br \/>\nvigatecch\u0101-bhaya-krodho<br \/>\nya\u1e25 sad\u0101 mukta eva sa\u1e25<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;Governing the senses, manas[2. <em>Manas<\/em> is generally translated as mind, but mind in English Psychology is a general term denoting Intellect (or Thought), Will (or Volition) &amp; Feelings (or Emotions); but in Indian Psychology, <em>manas<\/em> is substance, the 11th organ, the internal organ of perception and action. <em>Manas<\/em>, the mind that functions in the world is the instrument of <em>objective<\/em> consciousness; whereas <em>buddhi<\/em> may be considered as the <em>subjective<\/em> or <em>spiritual<\/em> consciousness. <em>Manas<\/em> or the worldy mind constitutes the <em>personality<\/em> of an entity conterminous with a single incarnation on the material plane; and constitutes also the <em>individuality<\/em> of the entity as well in its various transmigrations from incarnation to incarnation; the <em>personality<\/em> being distinguished in the <em>sth\u016bla<\/em> or gross <em>visible<\/em> bodily manifestation, and the <em>individuality<\/em> being distinguished in the <em>s\u016bkshma<\/em>, <em>linga<\/em>, or subtle <em>invisible<\/em> bodily manifestation, and experiences thereof in dream, Svarga, etc. Whereas <em>buddhi<\/em> is consciousness pure, exempt from all material conditions, and is an inseparable adjunct of the soul. It is spiritual consciousness which eternally adjectivally co-exists with soul (<em>\u0101tm\u0101<\/em>). In the Yudhish\u1e6dhira-Ajagara-Samv\u0101da (vide, <em>Mah\u0101bh\u0101rata, Aranya Parva, 181st Adhyaya<\/em>) Ajagara (or the dragon) gives a short and clear definition of <em>buddhi<\/em>, and <em>manas<\/em>, worth quoting here:- &#8216;<em>Buddher<\/em> \u0101tm\u0101nug-\u0101t\u012bva, utp\u0101te na vidh\u012byate, Tad\u0101\u015brit\u0101 hi s\u0101 j\u00f1ey\u0101, <em>Buddhis<\/em> tasya-ishi\u1e47i bhavet (25)&#8217;. &#8216;<em>Buddher<\/em> utpadyate k\u0101ry\u0101n, <em>manas<\/em> t-\u016btpannam eva hi. <em>Buddher<\/em> gu\u1e47a-vishir n\u0101sti, <em>manas<\/em> tad-gu\u1e47avad bhavet (26)&#8217;. Meaning: <em>Buddhi<\/em> (or intelligence) is the ever indissoluble attribute of the soul (\u0101tm\u0101), and is to be known as dependent on the soul, and ministering to it. <em>Buddhi<\/em> is the evolvent of effects (or cause) whereas <em>manas<\/em> is the <em>evolute<\/em> (or effect). <em>Buddhi<\/em> is not circumscribed by the <em>gu\u1e47as<\/em> (or properties of matter, whereas <em>manas<\/em> changes according to the <em>gu\u1e47as<\/em>).] and buddhi[3. <em>Buddhi<\/em> is generally translated as understanding, will and so on. Indian philosophy understands by it, the judging, discerning, ascertaining or deciding faculty of the mind. <em>Vide<\/em>, note 1, above, on &#8216;<em>Manas<\/em>&#8216;.], whoso is thus exempt from desire, dread and ire, the muni[4. See <a href=\"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/2-56-original\/\">BG 2.56<\/a> for a commentary on <em>muni<\/em>.], the sole moksha-desirer, is verily, ever the liberated.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Shutting out all (sense-)contacts\u2019 with objects, means: stopping all the activities of the outer senses. (Then), he shall enter into a state fit for practising meditation (yoga) and there assuming an erect posture, fixing the eyes on the tip of the nose between the eye-brows[5. The several postures are described in <em>Hat\u1e25a-Yoga-prad\u012bpika<\/em>, and elsewhere. See G\u012bta. <a href=\"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/6-10-original\/\">VI-10<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/6-15-original\/\">15<\/a>. The tip of the nose is mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/6-13-original\/\">VI-13<\/a>.], and equalizing the inspiring (<em>pr\u0101\u1e47a<\/em>) and expiring (<em>ap\u0101na<\/em>) life-breaths, current in the nostrils, render the senses, manas[6. <em>Manas<\/em> is generally translated as mind, but mind in English Psychology is a general term denoting Intellect (or Thought), Will (or Volition) &amp; Feelings (or Emotions); but in Indian Psychology, <em>manas<\/em> is substance, the 11th organ, the internal organ of perception and action. <em>Manas<\/em>, the mind that functions in the world is the instrument of <em>objective<\/em> consciousness; whereas <em>buddhi<\/em> may be considered as the <em>subjective<\/em> or <em>spiritual<\/em> consciousness. <em>Manas<\/em> or the worldy mind constitutes the <em>personality<\/em> of an entity conterminous with a single incarnation on the material plane; and constitutes also the <em>individuality<\/em> of the entity as well in its various transmigrations from incarnation to incarnation; the <em>personality<\/em> being distinguished in the <em>sth\u016bla<\/em> or gross <em>visible<\/em> bodily manifestation, and the <em>individuality<\/em> being distinguished in the <em>s\u016bkshma<\/em>, <em>linga<\/em>, or subtle <em>invisible<\/em> bodily manifestation, and experiences thereof in dream, Svarga, etc. Whereas <em>buddhi<\/em> is consciousness pure, exempt from all material conditions, and is an inseparable adjunct of the soul. It is spiritual consciousness which eternally adjectivally co-exists with soul (<em>\u0101tm\u0101<\/em>). In the Yudhish\u1e6dhira-Ajagara-Samv\u0101da (vide, <em>Mah\u0101bh\u0101rata, Aranya Parva, 181st Adhyaya<\/em>) Ajagara (or the dragon) gives a short and clear definition of <em>buddhi<\/em>, and <em>manas<\/em>, worth quoting here:- &#8216;<em>Buddher<\/em> \u0101tm\u0101nug-\u0101t\u012bva, utp\u0101te na vidh\u012byate, Tad\u0101\u015brit\u0101 hi s\u0101 j\u00f1ey\u0101, <em>Buddhis<\/em> tasya-ishi\u1e47i bhavet (25)&#8217;. &#8216;<em>Buddher<\/em> utpadyate k\u0101ry\u0101n, <em>manas<\/em> t-\u016btpannam eva hi. <em>Buddher<\/em> gu\u1e47a-vishir n\u0101sti, <em>manas<\/em> tad-gu\u1e47avad bhavet (26)&#8217;. Meaning: <em>Buddhi<\/em> (or intelligence) is the ever indissoluble attribute of the soul (\u0101tm\u0101), and is to be known as dependent on the soul, and ministering to it. <em>Buddhi<\/em> is the evolvent of effects (or cause) whereas <em>manas<\/em> is the <em>evolute<\/em> (or effect). <em>Buddhi<\/em> is not circumscribed by the <em>gu\u1e47as<\/em> (or properties of matter, whereas <em>manas<\/em> changes according to the <em>gu\u1e47as<\/em>).] and buddhi[7. <em>Buddhi<\/em> is generally translated as understanding, will and so on. Indian philosophy understands by it, the judging, discerning, ascertaining or deciding faculty of the mind. <em>Vide<\/em>, note 1, above, on &#8216;<em>Manas<\/em>&#8216;.] incapable of moving out to any other subject save \u0101tma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then by reason of the above procedure, he shall be exempt from longings, fear and hatred.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is <em>moksha-par\u0101ya\u1e47a<\/em>, or he whose sole aim is moksha (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/emancipation\">emancipation<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is <em>muni<\/em>, or ever intent on the desire to sight \u0101tma. Whoso is (all) this, is indeed the liberated (<em>mukta<\/em>). That is to say, he is to be considered as liberated, even <em>before<\/em> reaching the goal as <em>after<\/em> it (i.e., during the journey itself on the Path of Spirituality).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The easy mode of accomplishing Karma-yoga with its auxiliaries made up of the described <em>nitya<\/em>, <em>naimittika<\/em>[7. The daily duties (<em>nitya<\/em>) are Sn\u0101na, Sandhy\u0101, Vai\u015bvadeva-brahma-yaj\u00f1a, Deva-\u1e5bshi-pit\u1e5bi-tarpa\u1e47a, and Aup\u0101sana. The occassioned (<em>naimittika<\/em>) are the \u015ar\u0101ddh\u0101s, Tarpa\u1e47as, etc., performed on the Eclipse-day, Sa\u1e47kranti, Mah\u0101laya, etc., P\u016brva-M\u012bm\u0101msa says: &#8216;nitya naimittika karm\u0101chara\u1e47e phalam n\u0101sti; akara\u1e47e pratyav\u0101ya\u1e25&#8217;.] etc., duties, \u2014and having yoga (meditation) for its aim, is now shown:\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/5-29-original\/\">&gt;&gt; Chapter 5 verse 29<\/a><\/p>\n<p>archived in <a href=\"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\">https:\/\/githa.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>pramEyam (goal) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/koyil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\npramANam (scriptures) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\">http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\npramAthA (preceptors) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\">http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\nSrIvaishNava education\/kids portal \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/pillai.koyil.org\/\">http:\/\/pillai.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 5 &lt;&lt; Chapter 5 verse 27 Simple yatendriya-mano-buddhir munir mok\u1e63a-par\u0101ya\u1e47a\u1e25 vigatecch\u0101-bhaya-krodho ya\u1e25 sad\u0101 mukta eva sa\u1e25 &#8216;Governing the senses, manas[2. Manas is generally translated as mind, but mind in English Psychology is a general term denoting Intellect (or Thought), Will (or Volition) &amp; Feelings &#8230; <a title=\"5.28 yatendriya-mano-buddhir (Original)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/5-28-original\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 5.28 yatendriya-mano-buddhir (Original)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-5","category-original"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}