Shloka 4
Adhyāya 240: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman — The Inner Hierarchy and Restraint (इन्द्रिय-मनस्-बुद्धि-आत्म-क्रमः)
योगदोषान् समुच्छिद्य पठच यान् कवयो विदु:
vyāsa uvāca | yogadoṣān samucchidya paṭhaca yān kavayo viduḥ | sattvasaṃsevanād dhīro nidrām ucchettum arhati |
Vyāsa dit : «Ayant tranché jusqu’à la racine les défauts qui entravent le yoga—ceux que les sages ont reconnus—l’homme ferme devient apte à dissiper le sommeil en cultivant le sattva (clarté et pureté). L’élan moral est une purification de soi : l’aspirant doit déraciner les ennemis intérieurs—désir, colère, avidité, peur et penchant à la torpeur—afin que la lucidité et l’éveil discipliné soutiennent la vie yogique.»
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yoga requires removing inner obstacles at their root. By cultivating sattva—purity and clarity—a disciplined person becomes capable of overcoming drowsiness and sustaining wakeful, ethical self-mastery.
In the instructional discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa gives practical guidance for spiritual discipline, pointing to recognized impediments to yoga and prescribing sattva-cultivation as a means to dispel sleep and maintain steady practice.