Shloka 13
Dharma-Pramāṇa-Vicāra: The Elusiveness of Dharma and the Limits of Rule-Lists
योगशास्त्रपरा भूत्वा तमात्मानं परीप्सव: | अनुच्छवासान्यमूर्तानि यानि वज्रोपमान्यपि
vyāsa uvāca | yogaśāstraparā bhūtvā tam ātmānaṃ parīpsavaḥ | anucchvāsāny amūrtāni yāni vajropamāny api ||
Vyāsa dit : Ceux qui cherchent à réaliser ce Soi, entièrement voués à la discipline du Yoga, transcendent même ces états subtils et sans forme — stables et durs comme le vajra — par lesquels l’existence incarnée se trouve d’ordinaire soutenue.
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.