Shloka 12
अव्यक्त–प्रकृति–इन्द्रियविचारः
The Unmanifest, Prakṛtis, and the Sense-Complex
यथा भानुगतं तेजो मणि: शुद्ध: समाधिना । आदत्ते राजशार्दूल तथा योग: प्रवर्तते
yathā bhānugataṃ tejo maṇiḥ śuddhaḥ samādhinā | ādatte rājaśārdūla tathā yogaḥ pravartate nṛpaśreṣṭha ||
Parāśara berkata: Wahai harimau di antara raja-raja! Sebagaimana batu suryakānta yang murni, melalui pemusatan yang tepat, menyerap sinar yang bersemayam dalam matahari, demikian pula yoga berjalan maju—melalui samādhi sang pelaku menerima dan menyadari hakikat Brahman.
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yoga becomes effective through samādhi: when the mind is purified and steadily absorbed, it can ‘receive’ or directly realize the highest reality (Brahman), just as a pure sunstone draws the sun’s radiance.
Parāśara is instructing a king (addressed honorifically as rājaśārdūla/nṛpaśreṣṭha) on the inner mechanics of spiritual practice, using a natural metaphor to explain how concentrated meditation enables realization.