Shloka 12
अक्षरब्रह्मयोगः | Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman
तत्रैकाग्रं मन: कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रिय: । उपविश्यासने युगठ्ज्याद् योगमात्मविशुद्धये
tatraikāgraṁ manaḥ kṛtvā yatacittendriyakriyaḥ | upaviśyāsane yuñjyād yogaṁ ātmaviśuddhaye ||
वहाँ उचित आसन पर बैठकर, चित्त और इन्द्रियों की क्रियाओं को वश में रखते हुए मन को एकाग्र करे; और अन्तःकरण की शुद्धि के लिए योग का अभ्यास करे।
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches disciplined preparation for yoga: sit properly, restrain the mind and senses, and cultivate one-pointed concentration, because inner purification is the foundation for ethical clarity and steady action.
In the Bhīṣma Parva setting, the instruction turns to inner discipline: the speaker presents a practical method for meditation—posture, restraint, and concentration—framing yoga as a means to cleanse the inner instrument (mind/heart) amid the larger pressures of the war narrative.