यो ह वा आयतनं वेदायतनं स्वानां भवति, आयतनं जनानां; मनो वा आयतनम्; आयतनं स्वानां भवति, आयतनं जनानां, य एवं वेद ॥ ५ ॥
yo ha vā āyatanaṃ vedāyatanaṃ svānāṃ bhavati, āyatanaṃ janānāṃ; mano vā āyatanam; āyatanaṃ svānāṃ bhavati, āyatanaṃ janānāṃ, ya evaṃ veda || 5 ||
5. He who knows the abode becomes the abode of his relatives as well as of (other) people. The Manas indeed is the abode. He who knows it to be such becomes the abode of his relatives as well as of (other) people.
He who knows the abode becomes ‘ the abode of his relatives as well as of other people. What is that abode? The Manas indeed is the abode of the organs and objects. The latter become objects of enjoyment for the self only when they get an abode in the Manas; and the organs start and stop their work in accordance with the deliberations of the Manas. Hence it is the abode of the organs. Therefore the results are according to the meditation: He who knows it to be such becomes the abode of his relatives as well as of (other) people.