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sabdädibhih pancabhireva panca"..
pancatvamāpuh svagunena baddhāh kurangamātangapatangamina
bhrngā narah pancabhirancitah kim 76.
Toetara: - By sound, etc., qah: five, ga - alone, 97895the dissolution of the five elements ( death ), 319: - is met with, स्वगुणेन - ( and ) by its own guna, बद्वा - are bound, कुरङ्गमातङ्गप तङ्गमीन EXT: 9a - the five, deer, elephant, moth, fish and honey-bee, at: - man, qah : . with these five, 3faa: • attached (as he is), what ( to speak of him ).
The deer, the elephant, the moth, the fish and the honeybee - these five get themselves annihilated because of their slavery to one or the other of the sense-objects, such as sound etc., through their own attachment. What then can be in store for man who is attached to all these five?
The theme under discussion is how our attachment to the sense-objects bind and enslave us, and destroy our peace of mind and freedom of true living. At this moment, it is but appropriate that Sankara is reminded of the various examples in nature where species come to their extinction due to their extreme attachment to one or the other senseobjects.
These examples clearly show that Sankara was not living the misunderstood Hinduism of "perfect Ganges-stoneSamādhi". He was alive to the world of beauties and thrills, the world of incidents and happenings around him. - The deer likes melodious sound and the deer-hunter sings to charm the deer. Attracted with the melody of sound, the deer forgets the danger and turns towards the hunter who shoots the innocent animal. The elephants, especially in their mating season, become extremely attached to the sense of touch; rubbing against each other and walking without caution, they fall into the pits got ready to catch them. The moth is attracted irresistibly by form, and charmed by the brilliance of a flame, it flutters towards it with an
