Shloka 26
Mokṣa-dharma Yoga-Upadeśa: Equanimity, Sense-Restraint, and Vision of the Ātman (आत्मदर्शन-योगोपदेशः)
देवानामपि देवत्व॑ युक्त: कारयते वशी । ब्रह्म चाव्ययमाप्रोति हित्वा देहमशाश्व॒तम्
devānām api devatvaṁ yuktaḥ kārayate vaśī | brahma cāvyayam āpnoti hitvā deham aśāśvatam ||
婆羅門は言った。「諸根を制し、自らを統べるヨーギーは、神々の中にあってさえ神性を成就しうる。この無常の身を捨てて、不滅のブラフマンに到る。」
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that mastery over the senses (vaśitva) through disciplined yoga is the true form of power. Even the highest celestial attainments are secondary; by abandoning identification with the impermanent body, one reaches the imperishable Brahman, the supreme goal.
A Brahmin speaker delivers an instruction on yoga and liberation, contrasting temporary embodied existence with the eternal reality of Brahman. The statement elevates inner discipline above external status, presenting renunciation and realization as the culmination of the teaching.