Shloka 26
ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्
शिवाश् च शतशो नेदुः सज्वालकवलैर् मुखैः त्रासाय तस्य बालस्य योगयुक्तस्य सर्वतः
śivāś ca śataśo neduḥ sajvālakavalair mukhaiḥ trāsāya tasya bālasya yogayuktasya sarvataḥ
All around him, hundreds of jackals howled—faces gaping like blazing mouths—seeking to terrify that boy; yet he remained steadfast, absorbed in yoga, unmoved on every side.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: revealing
Concept: One established in yoga—mind anchored in the Supreme—remains unmoved even when fear is deliberately provoked from all sides.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: In anxiety-provoking settings, return attention to japa/dhyāna and measured breath; let external ‘howls’ be noticed without consent or reaction.
Vishishtadvaita: Liberative steadiness arises from dependence (śaraṇāgati) on the personal Supreme, whose grace stabilizes the devotee amid real external threats.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
They symbolize external threats and psychological terror used to break spiritual resolve; the verse highlights that such fear collapses before steady yogic absorption.
By describing the boy as yogayukta—firmly united to yoga—Parāśara frames his composure as the fruit of inner discipline and God-oriented concentration rather than mere physical courage.
Even when Vishnu is not explicitly named in the line, the Purāṇic teaching is that devotion to the Supreme (Vishnu) establishes an unshakable inner refuge, making the devotee fearless amid worldly terrors.