Shloka 51
मुखं किंचित् समुन्नाम्य विष्ट भ्य उरमग्रत: । निमीलिताक्ष: सत्त्वस्थो निश्षिप्य हृदि धारणाम्,दिवमाक्रामदाचार्य: साक्षात् सद्धिर्दुराक्रमाम् । उन्होंने मुँहको कुछ ऊपर उठाकर छातीको आगेकी ओर स्थिर किया। फिर विशुद्ध सत्त्वमें स्थित हो नेत्र बंद करके हृदयमें धारणाको दृढ़तापूर्वक धारण किया। साथ ही “ओम” इस एकाक्षर ब्रह्मका जप करते हुए वे महातपस्वी आचार्य द्रोण प्रणवके अर्थभूत देवदेवेश्वर अविनाशी परम प्रभु परमात्माका चिन्तन करते-करते ज्योतिःस्वरूप हो साक्षात् उस ब्रह्मलोकको चले गये, जहाँ पहुँचना बड़े-बड़े संतोंके लिये भी दुर्लभ है
sañjaya uvāca | mukhaṃ kiñcit samunnāmya viṣṭabhya uram agrataḥ | nimīlitākṣaḥ sattvastho niṣkṣipya hṛdi dhāraṇām | divam ākrāmad ācāryaḥ sākṣāt sadbhir durākramām ||
Sañjaya said: Slightly raising his face and bracing his chest forward, the Teacher (Droṇa) closed his eyes, established himself in pure sattva, and firmly fixed his inner concentration in the heart. Thus, he ascended to the heavenly realm—indeed to that state difficult to attain even for the truly good and accomplished.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid the violence and moral strain of war, the text highlights the yogic ideal: mastery of posture, breath/mind steadiness, and dhāraṇā (focused inner fixation). Ethical weight is placed on inner composure and disciplined departure from life, suggesting that spiritual attainment is measured by clarity (sattva) and concentrated awareness rather than external circumstance.
Sañjaya describes Droṇa’s final moments: he raises his head slightly, steadies his chest, closes his eyes, becomes established in sattva, fixes concentration in the heart, and then departs—ascending to a realm described as difficult to attain even for the virtuous.