Shloka 56
Saṃhāra-krama (The Sequence of Cosmic Dissolution) — Yājñavalkya’s Discourse
यस्तु तिक्ठतति कौन्तेय धारणासु यथाविधि । मरणं जन्म दु:खं च सुखं च स विमुज्चति,कुन्तीनन्दन! जो विधिपूर्वक योगकी धारणाओंमें स्थिर रहता है, वह जन्म, मृत्यु, दुःख और सुखके बन्धनोंसे छुटकारा पा जाता है
yas tu tiṣṭhati kaunteya dhāraṇāsu yathāvidhi | maraṇaṁ janma duḥkhaṁ ca sukhaṁ ca sa vimucyati ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Ô fils de Kuntī, celui qui, selon la méthode prescrite, demeure ferme dans les dhāraṇā (pratiques de concentration) du yoga, se délivre des liens de la naissance et de la mort, et aussi de l’emprise de la peine et du plaisir.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadiness in properly prescribed dhāraṇā (yogic concentration) leads to liberation: one is freed from the binding power of birth and death and from being driven by pleasure and pain.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira (addressed as Kaunteya) on spiritual discipline; here he highlights yogic concentration practiced according to rule as a means to transcend worldly dualities.