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 said: Absorbing his self in the Supreme through yoga, steadfastly devoted to the discipline and law of yoga, he performed sustained austerities with concentrated resolve, O best of the Kurus, seeking the blessing of a son.
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.