Shloka 31
Saṃhāra-krama (The Sequence of Cosmic Dissolution) — Yājñavalkya’s Discourse
अप्रमत्तो तथा धन्वी लक्ष्यं हन्ति समाहित: । युक्त: सम्यक् तथा योगी मोक्ष॑ प्राप्नोत्यसंशयम्
bhīṣma uvāca | apramatto tathā dhanvī lakṣyaṃ hanti samāhitaḥ | yuktaḥ samyak tathā yogī mokṣaṃ prāpnoty asaṃśayam ||
Bhishma dit : «De même qu’un archer vigilant, l’esprit entièrement rassemblé, atteint à coup sûr la cible, de même le yogin—bien discipliné et justement uni dans le yoga—obtient sans doute la délivrance, en fixant son esprit sur le Soi suprême.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that liberation is the assured result of sustained vigilance and one-pointed concentration: as an attentive archer inevitably hits the mark, a disciplined yogin who fixes the mind correctly in the Supreme attains moksha without doubt.
In Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and spiritual practice, Bhishma addresses the listener with a practical analogy from martial life—archery—to explain inner discipline: focused effort in yoga yields a definite spiritual outcome, just as focused aim yields a definite physical result.