सनकादय ऊचु: गुणेष्वाविशते चेतो गुणाश्चेतसि च प्रभो । कथमन्योन्यसन्त्यागो मुमुक्षोरतितितीर्षो: ॥ १७ ॥
sanakādaya ūcuḥ guṇeṣv āviśate ceto guṇāś cetasi ca prabho katham anyonya-santyāgo mumukṣor atititīrṣoḥ
- sanaka-ādayaḥ ūcuḥ
- the sages headed by Sanaka said
- guṇeṣu
- in the sense objects
- āviśate
- directly enters
- cetaḥ
- the mind
- guṇāḥ
- the sense objects
- cetasi
- within the mind
- ca
- also (enter)
- prabho
- O Lord
- katham
- what is the process
- anyonya
- of the mutual relationship between the sense objects and the mind
- santyāgaḥ
- renunciation
- mumukṣoḥ
- of one desiring liberation
- atititīrṣoḥ
- of one desiring to cross over sense gratification
The sages headed by Sanaka said: O Lord, people’s minds are naturally attracted to material sense objects, and similarly the sense objects in the form of desire enter within the mind. Therefore, how can a person who desires liberation, who desires to cross over activities of sense gratification, destroy this mutual relationship between the sense objects and the mind? Please explain this to us.