Shloka 53
Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship
पशुपक्षिमनुष्याद्यैः पत्रपुष्पफलान्वितम् ।
वृक्षं विलुप्यमानन्तु दृष्ट्वा सिध्यन्ति योगिनः ॥
paśupakṣimanuṣyādyaiḥ patrapuṣpaphalānvitam | vṛkṣaṃ vilupyamānaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā sidhyanti yoginaḥ ||
Voyant un arbre pourvu de feuilles, de fleurs et de fruits, pillé par les bêtes, les oiseaux, les hommes et autres—le yogin obtient l’accomplissement (siddhi) en en tirant l’enseignement.
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FAQs
Like a fruit tree that gives while being taken from, the yogin cultivates patience and non-resentment, remaining steady despite gain and loss.
Ethical-yogic instruction; not cosmological/genealogical material.
The tree symbolizes a sattvic mind: it naturally ‘offers’ (gives fruits) and remains rooted. Yogic siddhi matures with rootedness and non-reactive generosity.