Shloka 10
शरद्वर्णनं, योगोपमा, तथा गोवर्धन-यज्ञप्रवर्तनम्
निभृतो ऽभवद् अत्यर्थं समुद्रः स्तिमितोदकः क्रमावाप्तमहायोगो निश्चलात्मा यथा यतिः
nibhṛto 'bhavad atyarthaṃ samudraḥ stimitodakaḥ kramāvāptamahāyogo niścalātmā yathā yatiḥ
সমুদ্ৰ গভীৰভাৱে নিস্তব্ধ হ’ল; তাৰ জল স্থিৰ আৰু নিশ্চল—যেন ক্ৰমে মহাযোগ লাভ কৰি যতি অচল আত্মাত স্থিত থাকে।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Concept: The highest yoga is attained gradually and culminates in unwavering inner stillness, like a motionless ocean.
Vedantic Theme: Atman
Application: Adopt incremental practice: consistent meditation, ethical restraint, and measured living to stabilize attention over time.
Vishishtadvaita: Steadiness is a quality of the jīva’s consciousness when oriented toward the Supreme; it is not identity-erasure but disciplined alignment.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
It signals the settling of cosmic turbulence into order—creation moving from agitation to stability—mirroring how consciousness becomes calm in yogic realization.
By comparing the ocean’s progressive quieting to a yogin’s step-by-step ascent into Mahāyoga, Parāśara frames spiritual realization as a steady maturation into unwavering inner poise.
Even when not named directly, the verse supports the Purana’s theme that the universe attains harmony under the Supreme Reality—Vishnu—whose ordering power is reflected in both cosmos and yogic stillness.