Shloka 21
कुंभाण्डाय यथावृत्तं पृष्टः प्रोवाच हर्षितः । पर्यैक्षिष्टासुरो बाणस्तं योगं ह्युत्सुकस्सदा
kuṃbhāṇḍāya yathāvṛttaṃ pṛṣṭaḥ provāca harṣitaḥ | paryaikṣiṣṭāsuro bāṇastaṃ yogaṃ hyutsukassadā
Questioned by Kumbhāṇḍa, he joyfully recounted everything exactly as it had occurred. Meanwhile, the asura Bāṇa kept observing that very yogic discipline, ever eager to master it.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights yoga as sustained, attentive discipline (abhyāsa): even powerful beings remain “ever eager” because mastery of the means (yoga) requires continuous focus—an essential Shaiva insight that liberation comes through steady practice directed to Pati (Shiva).
Though the verse is narrative, it frames “yoga” as a concrete upāya (means). In Shaiva practice this often takes Saguna forms—Linga worship, mantra-japa, and disciplined observances—through which the mind is trained toward Shiva.
The takeaway is constancy: maintain a daily sadhana such as Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with mindful discipline; if aligned with tradition, support it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to steadiness.