Shloka 13
अध्याय ३२३ — श्वेतद्वीपगमनम्, यज्ञभाग-विवादः, एकान्तिभक्त्या नारायणदर्शन-नियमः (Śvetadvīpa Journey; Dispute over Sacrificial Share; Rule of Nārāyaṇa-vision through Single-minded Devotion)
योगेनात्मानमाविश्य योगधर्मपरायण: । धारयन् स तप्स्तेपे पुत्रार्थ कुरुसत्तम,कुरुश्रेष्ठ॒ योगधर्मपरायण व्यास योगके द्वारा अपने मनको परमात्मामें लगाकर धारणापूर्वक तपका अनुष्ठान करते थे। उनके तपका उद्देश्य था पुत्रकी प्राप्ति
yogena ātmānam āviśya yogadharmaparāyaṇaḥ | dhārayan sa tapas tepe putrārtha kuru-sattama ||
Bhīṣma sprach: Indem er durch Yoga sein Selbst im Höchsten versenkte, dem Gesetz und der Disziplin des Yoga treu ergeben, vollzog er anhaltende Askese mit konzentrierter Entschlossenheit, o Bester der Kurus, um den Segen eines Sohnes zu erlangen.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yoga is presented as an ethical discipline (yogadharma) requiring steadiness (dhāraṇā) and inner absorption, and it can be directed toward legitimate life-goals when pursued with restraint and right intention rather than ego or display.
Bhīṣma describes a figure undertaking concentrated austerities, immersing the mind in the Supreme through yoga, with the specific purpose of obtaining a son—linking spiritual practice to a dharmic household aspiration.