Shloka 43
Saṃhāra-krama (The Sequence of Cosmic Dissolution) — Yājñavalkya’s Discourse
भीष्म उवाच कणानां भक्षणे युक्त: पिण्याकस्य च भारत | स्नेहानां वर्जने युक्तो योगी बलमवाप्लुयात्
bhīṣma uvāca | kaṇānāṁ bhakṣaṇe yuktaḥ piṇyākasya ca bhārata | snehānāṁ varjane yukto yogī balam avāpnuyāt ||
ভীষ্ম বললেন—হে ভারত! যে যোগী ধানকণা ও তিলের খৈল/খলি প্রভৃতি সরল আহারে সংযত থাকে এবং ঘি-তেলাদি স্নিগ্ধ খাদ্য বর্জন করে, সেই যোগী যোগবল লাভ করে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yogic strength is supported by tapas (austerity) and self-restraint, especially through a simple, non-indulgent diet—eating plain grains and avoiding rich, oily/unctuous foods.
In the Shanti Parva instruction, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on disciplines conducive to spiritual practice, here highlighting dietary austerity as a means to cultivate yogic power and steadiness.