Shloka 4
योगदोषान् समुच्छिद्य पठच यान् कवयो विदु:,सत्त्वसंसेवनाद धीरो निद्रामुच्छेत्तुमरहति । विद्वानोंने योगके जो काम, क्रोध, लोभ, भय और पाँचवाँ स्वप्र--ये पाँच दोष बताये हैं उनका पूर्णतया उच्छेद करे। इनमेंसे क्रोधको शम (मनोनिग्रह) के द्वारा जीते, कामको संकल्पके त्यागद्वारा पराजित करे तथा धीर पुरुष सत्वगुणका सेवन करनेसे निद्राका उच्छेद कर सकता है
vyāsa uvāca | yogadoṣān samucchidya paṭhaca yān kavayo viduḥ | sattvasaṃsevanād dhīro nidrām ucchettum arhati |
Vyāsa said: Having completely cut off the defects that obstruct yoga—those which the sages have identified—a steadfast person becomes fit to dispel sleep by cultivating sattva. The ethical thrust is self-purification: the aspirant must uproot inner enemies such as desire, anger, greed, fear, and the tendency toward sleep, so that clarity and disciplined wakefulness can support the yogic life.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yoga requires removing inner obstacles at their root. By cultivating sattva—purity and clarity—a disciplined person becomes capable of overcoming drowsiness and sustaining wakeful, ethical self-mastery.
In the instructional discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa gives practical guidance for spiritual discipline, pointing to recognized impediments to yoga and prescribing sattva-cultivation as a means to dispel sleep and maintain steady practice.