Shloka 1
पितृयज्ञे नारायणतत्त्वम् — The Nārāyaṇa Grounding of Ancestral Offerings
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bhīṣma uvāca | girīśṛṅgaṁ samāruhya suto vyāsasya bhārata | same deśe vivikte sa niḥśalāka upāviśat | pādābhyāṁ śirasā yāvat sarvāṅgeṣu yathākramam | ātmadhāraṇām ārebhe śāstroktavidhinā muniḥ | sa yogakrama-vidāṁ śreṣṭhaḥ pūrṇajñānaḥ samāhitaḥ |
Bhishma dit : Ô descendant de Bharata, après avoir gravi le sommet du Kailāsa, Śuka, fils de Vyāsa, s’assit en un lieu solitaire, plat et sans herbe. Suivant la méthode prescrite par les śāstra, il commença à établir avec discipline le Soi dans tous ses membres, selon l’ordre requis, des pieds jusqu’à la tête. Parfaitement accompli dans le yoga progressif, il entra dans un recueillement profond, se préparant à l’essor de l’âme.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined inner practice: choosing solitude, following scriptural method, and systematically steadying consciousness (ātmadhāraṇā) as preparation for the soul’s upward course—an ethical ideal of self-mastery and renunciation.
Bhishma narrates how Shukadeva, Vyasa’s son, goes to Kailasa, sits on a secluded, level, grassless spot, and begins a stepwise yogic concentration from feet to head, indicating his readiness for the final ascent of consciousness.