Shloka 2
धारयामास चात्मानं धारणासु यथाक्रमम् | तस्योर्ध्वमगमन् प्राणा: संनिरुद्धा महात्मन:
dhārayāmāsa cātmānaṃ dhāraṇāsu yathākramam | tasyordhvam agaman prāṇāḥ saṃniruddhā mahātmanaḥ |
قال فايشَمبايانا: ثبّت بهيشما ذاته، وأودعها خطوةً فخطوة في مراتب التركيز اليوغي المتعاقبة (دهارانا dhāraṇā). ثم إن أنفاس الحياة (البرانا prāṇa) لذلك العظيم الروح—وقد كُفَّت بتهذيب اليوغا—بدأت ترتفع إلى العلوّ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights yogic self-mastery: through ordered dhāraṇā (focused concentration), one can restrain the prāṇas and face death with awareness and discipline, aligning one’s end with dharma rather than being driven by fear or agitation.
Bhīṣma, lying on his bed of arrows, enters successive yogic concentrations. As he restrains his life-breaths, they begin to move upward—signaling his deliberate, controlled approach toward leaving the body.