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श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ३.४२ — इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुः

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× जप·🕐 Early morning meditation, or before deep study and self-inquiry·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 42

अन्य नाम / खोज: indriyani paranyahur · indriyani paranyahur indriyebhyah param manah · manasas tu para buddhir yo buddheh paratas tu sah · bhagavad gita 3.42 · gita 3 42 · hierarchy of body senses mind intellect self gita

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अर्थ

यह प्रसिद्ध श्लोक मनुष्य की आंतरिक श्रेणी को प्रकट करता है: शरीर सबसे बाहरी आवरण है, इन्द्रियाँ उससे सूक्ष्म और श्रेष्ठ हैं, मन इन्द्रियों से श्रेष्ठ है, बुद्धि मन से श्रेष्ठ है, और बुद्धि से भी परे आत्मा स्थित है। श्रीकृष्ण यह सोपान इसलिए देते हैं कि साधक समस्त साधनों से ऊपर अपने सच्चे 'मैं' को पहचान सके और उच्च शक्तियों से निम्न को वश में कर सके — यही काम (वासना) पर विजय की कुंजी है।

उत्पत्ति और कथा

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 42 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

Near the close of the Karma Yoga chapter, Arjuna asks what drives a person to sin as if by force. Krishna answers that desire (kama) born of rajas is the enemy, veiling wisdom and dwelling in the senses, mind and intellect. This verse charts the inner hierarchy so that the seeker, knowing the Self to be supreme, can rise above and subdue desire.

शास्त्रों में वर्णित

Seekers who steady the mind by the Self, as this verse and the next prescribe, report that even the fiercest cravings lose their grip — the desire that no force could conquer is dissolved by simply resting in the Atman beyond the intellect.

मंत्र

किसी भी पंक्ति या ▶ बटन पर टैप कर सुनें

इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः। मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः॥

indriyāṇi parāṇyāhur indriyebhyaḥ paraṁ manaḥ manasas tu parā buddhir yo buddheḥ paratas tu saḥ

अर्थ:इन्द्रियों को (शरीर से) श्रेष्ठ कहा जाता है; इन्द्रियों से श्रेष्ठ मन है, मन से श्रेष्ठ बुद्धि है, और जो बुद्धि से भी परे है, वह आत्मा है।

शब्द-दर-शब्द अर्थ

उच्चारण सुनने के लिए किसी भी शब्द पर क्लिक करें

इन्द्रियाणि🔊indriyāṇithe senses
पराणि🔊parāṇisuperior (to the body)
आहुः🔊āhuḥthey say, it is said
इन्द्रियेभ्यः🔊indriyebhyaḥthan the senses
परम्🔊paramsuperior, higher
मनः🔊manaḥthe mind
मनसः🔊manasaḥthan the mind
तु🔊tubut, indeed
परा🔊parāsuperior, higher
बुद्धिः🔊buddhiḥthe intellect
यः🔊yaḥwho, that which
बुद्धेः🔊buddheḥthan the intellect
परतः🔊parataḥhigher still, beyond
सः🔊saḥthat one (the Self, Atman)

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ३.४२ — इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुः पाठ के लाभ

Reveals the true Self (Atman) as distinct from body, senses, mind and intellect

Gives a clear map for self-inquiry and inner discrimination (viveka)

Empowers the seeker to govern the senses through the higher intellect and Self

Helps in conquering desire, anger and restless impulses

Deepens meditation by directing attention beyond mind and intellect

Builds steadiness, clarity and mastery over the inner instruments

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ३.४२ — इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुः जप विधि

जप संख्या11बार
उत्तम समयEarly morning meditation, or before deep study and self-inquiry

Recite the verse slowly and contemplate each step of the ladder — body, senses, mind, intellect, Self — turning attention inward and upward at each level until you rest as the witnessing Self beyond all of them. Use it whenever the senses or restless mind try to overpower you, to consciously take refuge in the higher intellect and the Atman. It is an excellent verse for cultivating viveka (discrimination) and self-mastery.

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

It presents the hierarchy of the human being: the senses are higher than the body, the mind higher than the senses, the intellect higher than the mind, and the Self (Atman) is higher than even the intellect. Knowing this lets one identify with the true Self and govern the lower faculties.
Arjuna had asked what compels a person to act sinfully against their will; Krishna identified desire as the enemy seated in the senses, mind and intellect. This verse shows the seeker exactly where to take a stand — in the Self, above all of them — to defeat that enemy.
The mind (manas) gathers impressions and generates desires and doubts, while the intellect (buddhi) discriminates, decides and judges. Buddhi is subtler and superior, and when guided by the Self it can control the wavering mind and the senses.
By showing that the Self and intellect are higher than the mind and senses, it tells you to strengthen the higher faculties to rule the lower ones. The next verse advises: knowing the Self as supreme, steady the mind by the Self and conquer desire.

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