Shloka 1
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
- धारणाद्वारा पंचभूतोंपर विजय या अधिकार प्राप्त करके योगी जन्म, जरा, मृत्यु आदिको जीत लेता है; इस विषयमें यह सूत्र भी प्रमाण है-- पृथ्व्यप्तेजोडनिलखे समुत्थिते पंचात्मके योगगुणे प्रवृत्ते । न तस्य रोगो न जरा न मृत्यु: प्राप्तस्य योगाग्निमयं शरीरम् ।।
yājñavalkya uvāca | avyaktasthaṁ paraṁ yat tat pṛṣṭas te 'haṁ narādhipa | paraṁ guhyam imaṁ praśnaṁ śṛṇuṣvāvahito nṛpa ||
Dijo Yājñavalkya: «Oh rey, me has preguntado por la realidad suprema que mora en lo Inmanifestado. Es una cuestión hondísima y del todo secreta: escucha con atención, oh soberano.»
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the inquiry into the Supreme that abides in the Unmanifest (avyakta) as an esoteric subject, implying that realization of ultimate reality requires attentive listening and disciplined understanding rather than mere debate.
Yājñavalkya begins his response to a king’s question about the highest, unmanifest principle. He signals the gravity and secrecy of the topic and asks the king to listen with full concentration, setting the stage for a liberation-oriented instruction.