तस्मै स होवाच । यथा गार्ग्य मरीचयोऽर्कस्यास्तं गच्छतः सर्वा एतस्मिंस्तेजोमण्डल एकीभवन्ति । ताः पुनः पुनरुदयतः प्रचरन्ति । एवं ह वै तत्सर्वं परे देवे मनस्येकीभवति । तेन तर्ह्येष पुरुषो न शृणोति । न पश्यति । न जिघ्रति । न रसयते । न स्पृशते । नाभिवदते । नादत्ते । नानन्दयते । न विसृजते । नेयायते । स्वपतीत्याचक्षते ॥
tasmai sa hovāca | yathā gārgya marīcayo'rkasyāstaṃ gacchataḥ sarvā etasmiṃstejomaṇḍala ekībhavanti | tāḥ punaḥ punarudayataḥ pracaranti | evaṃ ha vai tatsarvaṃ pare deve manasyekībhavati | tena tarhyeṣa puruṣo na śṛṇoti | na paśyati | na jighrati | na rasayate | na spṛśate | nābhivadate | nādatte | nānandayate | na visṛjate | neyāyate | svapatītyācakṣate ||
He said to him: "Gārgya, as the rays of the setting sun all become one in that disc of light, and spread out again and again as it rises, so all of this (the senses) becomes one in the highest god, the mind. Then this person does not hear, does not see, does not smell, does not taste, does not touch, does not speak, does not take, does not enjoy, does not excrete, does not move about. They say: 'He is sleeping.'"
उन्होंने उससे कहा: "गार्ग्य, जैसे अस्त होते सूर्य की सब किरणें उस तेजोमंडल में एक हो जाती हैं और उदय होने पर फिर-फिर फैल जाती हैं, वैसे ही यह सब (इंद्रियाँ) परम देव मन में एक हो जाता है। तब यह पुरुष न सुनता है, न देखता है, न सूँघता है, न चखता है, न छूता है, न बोलता है, न लेता है, न आनंद लेता है, न त्याग करता है, न चलता है। तब कहते हैं: 'यह सो रहा है।'"
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Sleep is a nightly withdrawal of the senses, like sunset gathering in its rays. Letting the senses rest is natural and healing; the mind gathering itself in is not a loss but a return.
नींद इंद्रियों का रोज़ रात का सिमटना है, जैसे सूर्यास्त अपनी किरणें समेट लेता है। इंद्रियों को विश्राम देना स्वाभाविक और उपचारक है; मन का भीतर सिमटना हानि नहीं, लौटना है।
Pippalāda answers Gārgya: in sleep the senses merge into the mind as the rays of the setting sun gather into its disc, and spread out again on waking.