Shloka 19
Dāna-Śreṣṭhatā: Abhaya, Anugraha, and the Ethics of Honoring the Worthy (दानश्रेष्ठता: अभय-अनुग्रह-विप्रपूजा)
अन्तर्हितः पुनश्नास्मि पुनरेव च ते गृहे । योगमास्थाय संसुप्तो दिवसानेकविंशतिम्
antarhitaḥ punaś cāsmi punar eva ca te gṛhe | yogam āsthāya saṃsupto divasānekaviṃśatim ||
チヤヴァナは言った。「わたしは再び姿を隠し、そしてまた現れた—まさしく、再び汝の家の内に。ヨーガの三昧に入り、二十一日のあいだ深い眠りに横たわっていた。」
च्यवन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights yogic mastery and self-restraint: through yoga (disciplined absorption), a sage can withdraw from ordinary perception (becoming ‘hidden’) and sustain prolonged states like deep sleep, illustrating the power of tapas and inner control rather than external force.
Chyavana reports that he became invisible and then reappeared in the listener’s house; he then entered a yogic state and remained in deep sleep for twenty-one days, indicating a deliberate, controlled withdrawal of body and senses.