Shloka 9
सांख्ययोगभेदः तथा योगबलोपदेशः
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Distinction and Instruction on Yogic Strength
तस्यात्मानमथाविश्य योगसिद्धो महामुनि: । रुद्ध्वा धनपतिं देवं योगेन हृतवान् वसु,योगसिद्ध महामुनि उशनाने योगबलसे धनाध्यक्ष कुबेरके भीतर प्रवेश करके उन्हें अपने काबूमें कर लिया और उनके सारे धनका अपहरण कर लिया
tasyātmānam athāviśya yogasiddho mahāmuniḥ | ruddhvā dhanapatiṃ devaṃ yogena hṛtavān vasu ||
Bhīṣma said: “Then that great sage, perfected in yoga, entered into him (by yogic power). Having restrained the divine Lord of Wealth, he carried off the treasure by yoga.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the potency of yogic accomplishment (yoga-siddhi) and simultaneously invites ethical reflection: spiritual power can subdue even a divine guardian of wealth, but the moral question remains whether such power should be used for appropriation. In Śānti Parva’s broader ethical frame, power is to be governed by dharma, not merely by capability.
Bhīṣma narrates an episode in which a yoga-perfected great sage enters and restrains the Lord of Wealth (Kubera/Dhanapati) through yogic means and then takes away treasure (vasu). The action is presented as a display of yogic mastery over a divine figure associated with riches.