The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of The Bhagavad Gita, published by Ramakrishna Mission.
1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 2 - Samkhya Yoga - Sloka 58
Yada samhrate chayam kurmah anganiva sarvashah I
Indriyani indriya arthebhyah tasya pragya pratisthitah II sloka 58
यदा संहरते चायं कुर्मः अन्गनिव सर्वशः । इन्द्रियाणि इन्द्रिय अर्थेभ्यः तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठितः ।। श्लोक ५८
When, like a tortoise withdraws its limbs, he can withdraw the senses from sense objects, his wisdom is then set firm.
The tortoise withdraws its limbs into its shell with ease and spontaneity to protect itself against possible dangers. It then rests satisfied with the self provided security. It is as natural as this for a man of perfection to be introvert. This process is technically calledpratyahara. As a man bolts from within and sits indoors undisturbed the jnani delights in the self; and this is the norm with him. Just as a fish put back into water, the knower of Brahman derives bliss from the core of his being. Complete mastery over the senses is characteristic of the Illumined.
Poisonous snakes fatally hurt people. But the snake charmer handles them as if they were creatures of no consequence. More than that , he has quite a few of them coil, creep and writhe about his body. The senses, likewise, are undependable and treacherous too, in the case of the ordinary man. But they are ever tame and subservient to the knower of the Atman.
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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