Shloka 1936
वैद्युतो अग्निरिवाकाशे दृश्यते55त्मा तथा55त्मनि । वह योगी अपने अन्तःकरणमें धूमरहित प्रज्वलित अग्नि, दीप्तिमान् सूर्य तथा आकाशमें चमकती हुई बिजलीकी ज्योतिके समान प्रकाशस्वरूप आत्माका दर्शन करता है
vaidyuto 'gnir ivākāśe dṛśyate ātmā tathātmani |
Vyāsa said: Just as lightning or fire is seen flashing in the open sky, so the Self is beheld within the Self. In yogic contemplation, the yogin perceives the inner Self as pure radiance—like a smokeless, blazing fire, like the brilliant sun, and like lightning shining in the sky—signifying a mind made clear and steady by discipline.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Self is luminous and can be directly realized through yoga: when the mind is purified and concentrated, awareness turns inward and the yogin experiences the Ātman as self-revealing light—independent of external objects—symbolized by fire, sunlike brilliance, and lightning.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Vyāsa describes the contemplative experience of a yogin. The verse uses vivid natural images (fire/lightning in the sky) to convey how the inner Self becomes perceptible in deep meditation.