Shloka 18
अव्यक्त–प्रकृति–इन्द्रियविचारः
The Unmanifest, Prakṛtis, and the Sense-Complex
यथान्ध: स्वगृहे युक्तो हाभ्यासादेव गच्छति । तथा युक्तेन मनसा प्राज्ञो गच्छति तां गतिम्
yathāndhaḥ svagṛhe yukto hy abhyāsād eva gacchati | tathā yuktena manasā prājño gacchati tāṃ gatim ||
パラーシャラは言った。「盲人が日々のたゆまぬ稽古によって慎重に歩み、ついには自らの家にたどり着くように、賢者もまた、ヨーガによって調えられた心によって、その至上の到達処に至る。教えはこうだ――解脱は偶然に得られるのではなく、鍛えられた内なる安定と、繰り返しの修習によって成就する。」
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Consistent practice (abhyāsa) and a disciplined, yoga-trained mind enable a person to reach the highest goal; spiritual attainment is compared to a blind person reaching home through habituated carefulness.
Parāśara instructs by using an everyday analogy: as a blind man learns his way home through repeated practice, so a wise seeker, steady in yoga, reaches the supreme state.