Shloka 5
Dharma-Pramāṇa-Vicāra: The Elusiveness of Dharma and the Limits of Rule-Lists
स्वपतां जाग्रतां चैष सर्वेषामात्मचिन्तितम् | प्रधानाद्वैधमुक्तानां जहतां कर्मजं रज:
svapatāṁ jāgratāṁ caiṣa sarveṣām ātma-cintitam | pradhānād vaidhā-muktānāṁ jahatāṁ karma-jaṁ rajaḥ ||
Vyāsa dit : Pour ces yogins qui, par la puissance du Yoga, ont rejeté le rajas né de l’action—le désir et ce qui lui ressemble—et qui sont en outre délivrés de l’identification à Pradhāna (la Nature primordiale), le Soi demeure, en tout temps, fermement sous leur maîtrise : dans le sommeil comme dans l’éveil, le jour comme la nuit, quel que soit l’état où l’esprit se trouve engagé.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A perfected yogin transcends action-born rajas (desire-driven agitation) and even identification with Pradhāna (Nature). As a result, the Self remains steady and mastered in every condition—sleeping or waking—showing true inner freedom rather than situational calm.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on liberation-oriented disciplines, Vyāsa describes the hallmark of advanced yogins: through yoga they abandon the rajas arising from karma and become free from Nature-based identification, so their inner self remains consistently controlled across day/night and sleep/wake states.