Shloka 62
Saṃhāra-krama (The Sequence of Cosmic Dissolution) — Yājñavalkya’s Discourse
कथा च येयं नृपते प्रसक्ता देवे महावीर्यमतौ शुभेयम् । योगी स सर्वानिभिभूय मर्त्यान् नारायणात्मा कुरुते महात्मा
kathā ca yeyam nṛpate prasaktā deve mahāvīryamatau śubheyam | yogī sa sarvān abhibhūya martyān nārāyaṇātmā kurute mahātmā ||
Bhishma berkata: “Wahai raja, dalam alur pembicaraan ini telah kusampaikan kepadamu kisah yang membawa berkah, mengenai Yang Ilahi—agung dalam kepahlawanan dan kebijaksanaan. Mahātma yang sempurna dalam yoga itu, melampaui semua insan fana, menjadi sehakikat dengan Nārāyaṇa; dan dengan semata tekad, ia memperoleh daya untuk mengadakan ciptaan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that through perfected yoga a great-souled person transcends ordinary human limitation and realizes identity with Nārāyaṇa; from that divine-centered state, will (saṅkalpa) becomes efficacious, symbolizing mastery over creation and action rooted in the highest Self.
Bhīṣma, instructing the king in Śānti Parva, concludes or contextualizes an auspicious account about the Divine’s greatness, using it to emphasize the exalted status of the yoga-siddha who, surpassing mortals, attains Nārāyaṇa-nature.