Devanagari
प्रतिरुद्धेन्द्रियप्राणमनोबुद्धिमुपारतम् ।
स्थानत्रयात्परं प्राप्तं ब्रह्मभूतमविक्रियम् ॥ २६ ॥
Verse text
pratiruddhendriya-prāṇa-
mano-buddhim upāratam
sthāna-trayāt paraṁ prāptaṁ
brahma-bhūtam avikriyam
Synonyms
pratiruddha
—
restrained
;
indriya
—
the sense organs
;
prāṇa
—
air of respiration
;
manaḥ
—
the mind
;
buddhim
—
intelligence
;
upāratam
—
inactive
;
sthāna
—
places
;
trayāt
—
from the three
;
param
—
transcendental
;
prāptam
—
achieved
;
brahma
—
bhūtam — qualitatively equal with the Supreme Absolute
;
avikriyam
—
unaffected .
Translation
The muni’s sense organs, breath, mind and intelligence were all restrained from material activities, and he was situated in a trance apart from the three [wakefulness, dream and unconsciousness], having achieved a transcendental position qualitatively equal with the Supreme Absolute.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The sage had withdrawn his senses, life air, mind and intelligence after controlling them. Having surpassed the three states, he had entered into trance and realized brahman. He did not move at all.
Purport
It appears that the
muni,
in whose hermitage the King entered, was in yogic trance. The transcendental position is attained by three processes, namely the process of
jṣāna,
or theoretical knowledge of transcendence, the process of
yoga,
or factual realization of trance by manipulation of the physiological and psychological functions of the body, and the most approved process of
bhakti-yoga,
or the engagement of senses in the devotional service of the Lord. In the
Bhagavad-gītā
also we have the information of the gradual development of perception from matter to a living entity. Our material mind and body develop from the living entity, the soul, and being influenced by the three qualities of matter, we forget our real identity. The
jṣāna
process theoretically speculates about the reality of the soul. But
bhakti-yoga
factually engages the spirit soul in activities. The perception of matter is transcended to still subtler states of the senses. The senses are transcended to the subtler mind, and then to breathing activities and gradually to intelligence. Beyond the intelligence, the living soul is realized by the mechanical activities of the
yoga
system, or practice of meditation restraining the senses, regulating the breathing system and applying intelligence to rise to the transcendental position. This trance stops all material activities of the body. The King saw the
muni
in that position. He also saw the
muni
as follows.
Commentary (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The sage was Śamīka. He had surpassed the three states of waking sleeping and deep sleep and reached the fourth state, samādhi, and had realized brahman.