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#gitarthavisesha #FirstShadanga #Adhyaya2 #Shloka67

इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते ।
तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि ।।

indriyāṇāṃ hi caratāṃ yanmano'nuvidhīyate ।
tadasya harati prajñāṃ vāyurnāvamivāmbhasi ।।

यत् मन​: - That mind, चरतां - roaming (in external world), इन्द्रियाणां - indriya-s, अनुविधीयते - confirms/obeys, तत् - that mind, अस्य​ - for him, प्रज्ञां - buddhi, वायु: - Wind, अम्भसि - waters, नावमिव​ - ship, हरति - subjugates

(V)
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When mind acts as per the whims of indriya-s, it deviates the buddhi required for meditating on Atma. The analogy cited by Krishna for this 'abduction of mind' is that of strong winds buffeting a ship on waters & abducting it's intended movements

Upadesa of Krishna on Indriya-s beginning with 'yada saMharate' shloka (58) ends here..

(A)
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Same as (V)

(D)
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विधीयते is to be understood as वि - Ishvara, धीयते - Goaded..

Mind is stopped from becoming subjugated to Indriya-s that freely roam in external world.

Goaded by Ishvara, a 'paroksha jnani' takes refuge in vedas/shastra-s & other सत्-vishaya.

By this, the fate of ship being buffeted around in waters by wind is avoided by the jnani & he never allows indriya-s to take control of his mind