Shloka 13
अध्याय ३२३ — श्वेतद्वीपगमनम्, यज्ञभाग-विवादः, एकान्तिभक्त्या नारायणदर्शन-नियमः (Śvetadvīpa Journey; Dispute over Sacrificial Share; Rule of Nārāyaṇa-vision through Single-minded Devotion)
योगेनात्मानमाविश्य योगधर्मपरायण: । धारयन् स तप्स्तेपे पुत्रार्थ कुरुसत्तम
yogena ātmānam āviśya yogadharmaparāyaṇaḥ | dhārayan sa tapas tepe putrārtha kuru-sattama ||
Wahai yang terbaik di antara para Kuru, Vyāsa—teguh dalam dharma yoga—menyelamkan dirinya ke dalam Yang Mahatinggi melalui yoga, lalu dengan keteguhan konsentrasi menjalankan tapa demi memperoleh anugerah seorang putra.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yoga is presented as an ethical discipline (yogadharma) requiring steadiness (dhāraṇā) and inner absorption, and it can be directed toward legitimate life-goals when pursued with restraint and right intention rather than ego or display.
Bhīṣma describes a figure undertaking concentrated austerities, immersing the mind in the Supreme through yoga, with the specific purpose of obtaining a son—linking spiritual practice to a dharmic household aspiration.