Shloka 17
Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)
नेत्राभ्यां नेत्रयोरस्य रश्मीन् संयम्य रश्मिभि: । सा सम तं चोदयिष्यन्ती योगबन्धैर्बबन्ध ह
netrābhyāṁ netrayor asya raśmīn saṁyamya raśmibhiḥ | sā sam taṁ codayiṣyantī yogabandhair babandha ha ||
ビーシュマは言った。「彼女は自らの眼の光によって、王の眼の光を抑えた。ついで王に言葉を発させようとして、ヨーガの縛めで彼を縛り—霊的な力でその心を制して—彼を己の支配下に置いた。ちょうどジャナカ王が問いを発しようとしていた時である。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights yogic mastery as disciplined restraint: control of the senses (symbolized by the eyes and their ‘rays’) leads to control of the mind, enabling focused inquiry and purposeful speech rather than impulsive reaction.
As King Janaka is ready to ask a question, a woman (implied by ‘she’) uses yogic power to restrain him—metaphorically and narratively described as binding his mind by controlling the ‘rays’ of his eyes—so that he becomes composed and responsive to being prompted.