Shloka 21
Guru’s Instruction on Dream, Mind, Guṇas, and Knowing Brahman
Svapna–Manas–Guṇa–Brahma-vicāra
ततो देवाधिदेव: स योगात्मा योगसारथि: । योगमास्थाय भगवांस्तदा भरतसत्तम
tato devādhidevaḥ sa yogātmā yogasārathiḥ | yogam āsthāya bhagavāṁs tadā bharatasattama ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Alors ce Seigneur des seigneurs—dont la nature même est le Yoga et qui conduit le Yoga tel un cocher—entra en Yoga. En ce temps-là, ô meilleur des Bhārata, le Bienheureux déploya la puissance yogique et se mit à rugir avec fracas, ébranlant et troublant les troupes des Daityas et des Dānavas. Par ce rugissement terrible, les trois mondes et les dix directions retentirent.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Yoga not merely as personal discipline but as sovereign divine power: the Supreme Lord ‘takes refuge in Yoga’ to uphold cosmic order. Ethically, it implies that true power is governed by inner mastery and is exercised to restrain disruptive forces (symbolized by Daityas and Danavas) and protect the worlds.
Bhishma describes the Supreme Lord (contextually Varāha) entering a yogic state and roaring with immense force. The roar terrifies and destabilizes the demonic hosts and reverberates through the three worlds and all directions, signaling divine intervention and the reassertion of order.