Shloka 32

Devanagari script

ततो योगबल कृत्वा सर्वयोगेश्वरेश्वर: । त॑ं यज्ञं स महातेजा भीमैरनुचरैस्तदा

Transliteration

tato yogabalaṃ kṛtvā sarvayogeśvareśvaraḥ | taṃ yajñaṃ sa mahātejā bhīmair anucaraiḥ tadā

Translation

Luego, tras reunir el poder nacido del yoga (yoga-bala), aquel poderoso—señor de los señores de todas las disciplinas yóguicas—se dispuso entonces a conducir aquel sacrificio, asistido por formidables seguidores; su fulgor y autoridad eran inconfundibles. El pasaje subraya que el dominio interior (yoga-bala) se presenta como el fundamento adecuado para dirigir grandes ritos y acciones públicas.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

योगबलम्the power of yoga

कृत्वाhaving done / having employed

सर्वयोगेश्वर-ईश्वरःthe lord of all lords of yoga

तम्that (him/it)

यज्ञम्sacrifice, rite

सःhe

महातेजाःof great splendor

भीमैःby/with formidable

अनुचरैःattendants, followers

तदाthen, at that time

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma (speaker)

yajña (sacrifice/ritual)

anucara (attendants/retinue)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links outer religious action (yajña) with inner discipline (yoga): legitimate authority and effective leadership are portrayed as grounded in self-mastery and spiritual strength, not merely in ceremony or force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma describes a powerful figure who, after employing yogic power, proceeds to conduct a particular sacrifice, surrounded by a formidable retinue—highlighting both spiritual capability and the public, organized nature of the ritual act.