Shloka 13
Dharma-Pramāṇa-Vicāra: The Elusiveness of Dharma and the Limits of Rule-Lists
योगशास्त्रपरा भूत्वा तमात्मानं परीप्सव: | अनुच्छवासान्यमूर्तानि यानि वज्रोपमान्यपि,जड स्थूल शरीर, अमूर्त सूक्ष्म शरीर तथा वज्तुल्य सुदृढ़ कारण शरीर--ये जो तीन प्रकारके शरीर हैं, इन्हें आत्माको प्राप्त करनेकी इच्छावाले योगीजन योगशास्त्रपरायण होकर लाँघ जाते हैं
vyāsa uvāca | yogaśāstraparā bhūtvā tam ātmānaṃ parīpsavaḥ | anucchvāsāny amūrtāni yāni vajropamāny api ||
Dijo Vyāsa: Quienes anhelan realizar ese Ser, entregados por entero a la disciplina del Yoga, trascienden incluso esos estados sutiles e inmateriales—firmes y adamantinos como un vajra—por los que suele sostenerse la existencia encarnada.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The core teaching is that sincere seekers, grounded in the discipline of Yoga, aim at direct realization of the Self and thereby transcend even the subtlest life-supporting conditions of embodied existence—states described as formless and extremely firm (vajra-like).
Vyāsa is instructing about the yogic path within the Śānti Parva’s liberation-oriented discourse, describing how yogins intent on the Self go beyond progressively subtler supports of embodiment, emphasizing inner mastery rather than external action.