The shloka describes:
(1)The body as the chariot,
(2)The senses as the horses,
(3)The mind as the reign of horses
(4)The brain as the charioteer
(5)The soul as passenger in the chariot
2007-08-23 06:19:35 · 3 answers · asked by Naman 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
This is really from Katopanishad.(3/3&4)
ātmānam~ rathinam~ viddhi
śarīram~ ratham eva tu
buddhim~ tu sārathim~ viddhi
manah~ pragraham eva ca
indriyāni hayān āhur vishayān~ teshu gocarān
ātma~-indriya-manah~-yuktam~ bhoktā~ iti~ āhur
manīshinah~
The soul is the passanger inside this Charriot called `body`. The intellect is the `charioteer` and the mind is the `reign`.
Sences are five horses who are looking at and enjoying the things. This is the wise explanation of a comman person who is enjoying this mundane world.
2007-08-25 22:25:46 · answer #1 · answered by Shripathi Krishna Acharya 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eleven shlokas for daily chanting.
http://www.vmission.org/vedanta/shastras/gita/shlokas.htm
The first shloka is part of the Gita Dhyana Shlokas, and is for expressing our respect for Bhagwad Gita as such, and the next ten are from Bhagwad Gita itself. They have been selected by Poojya Guruji from the entire Gita, and shall help a devotee to invoke the grace of Lord Krishna, and remember the real message of Gita.
2007-08-23 20:30:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Magnolia Flora has given the correct answer - beautiful
2007-08-26 05:27:01 · answer #3 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋