Shloka 15
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
ततो5हमर्घ्य विधिवत् सरस्वत्यै न्यवेदयम् । तपतां च वरिष्ठाय निषण्णस्तत्परायण:,तब मैंने सरस्वतीदेवी तथा तपनेवालोंमें श्रेष्ठ भगवान् भास्करको अर्घ्य निवेदन किया और उन्हींका चिन्तन करता हुआ बैठ गया
tato 'ham arghyaṃ vidhivat sarasvatyai nyavedayam | tapatāṃ ca variṣṭhāya niṣaṇṇas tat-parāyaṇaḥ ||
তাৰ পিছত মই বিধিপূৰ্বক দেৱী সৰস্বতীক অৰ্ঘ্য নিবেদন কৰিলোঁ, আৰু তপস্বীসকলৰ মাজত শ্ৰেষ্ঠ ভাস্কৰ—সূৰ্যদেৱকো অৰ্ঘ্য অৰ্পণ কৰিলোঁ। তাৰ পাছত তেওঁতেই মন স্থিৰ কৰি, তেওঁকেই পৰায়ণ কৰি মই বহিলোঁ।
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right practice joins outer discipline with inner focus: one should perform worship according to proper procedure (vidhivat) and then settle the mind in single-pointed devotion (tat-parāyaṇaḥ). The verse also links Sarasvatī (sacred speech/learning) and the Sun (austere power and illumination) as supports for ethical clarity.
Yājñavalkya describes his action: he formally offers arghya to Sarasvatī and to Bhāskara, regarded as the foremost among those endowed with tapas, and then sits down absorbed in contemplation—indicating a transition from ritual offering to meditative absorption.