प्रत्याहार
Pratyahara
Withdrawal of the senses
📜Understanding Pratyahara
Pratyahara means withdrawing the senses from external objects, like a tortoise withdrawing its limbs. The Gita (2.58) uses this exact metaphor.
🕉️Related Shlokas(15)
Gita 1.32
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 1
The very prizes we chase lose all luster when we realize what they cost—victory becomes ashes when bought with the blood of love.
Gita 2.2
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 2
The first words of the Divine are not comfort but confrontation—a fierce love that refuses to let us remain small when we were born for greatness.
Gita 1.36
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 1
Victory without conscience is defeat in disguise—what pleasure can come from killing those we love, even when they deserve it?
📖Related Stories(15)
Jada Bharata
→Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 5, Chapters 7-14
King Bharata renounced his kingdom but became attached to an orphaned deer, causing rebirth as a deer. In his final birth, he pretended to be dull to avoid worldly entanglements. When robbers tried to sacrifice him, goddess Kali emerged and destroyed them.
Muchukunda Meets Krishna
→Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 10, Chapter 51
King Muchukunda helped demigods fight demons so long that yugas passed. Given the boon of sleep (anyone disturbing him would burn), he slept in a cave. Krishna led warrior Kalayavana there to be burned. Upon waking to see Krishna, Muchukunda asked only for shelter at the Lord's feet.
💬Related Dialogues(8)
Who Are You Really?
→Janaka & Ashtavakra
You are not the body, mind, or any limited identity—you are pure Awareness itself. Liberation is not achieved through effort but recognized through understanding your true nature.
Moth and Fire - Danger of Senses
→Krishna & Uddhava
The Moth teaches through tragic example that uncontrolled attraction to sensory pleasures leads to destruction; wisdom lies in seeing beauty without losing oneself in captivation.