Shloka 10
Adhyaya 46 — Cosmic Dissolution, the Emergence of Brahma, and the Measures of Time (Yugas, Manvantaras, and Brahma’s Day)
यथा मदो नवस्त्रीणां यथा वा माधवानिलः ।
अनुप्रविष्टः क्षोभाय तथासौ योगमूर्तिमान् ॥
yathā mado nava-strīṇāṃ yathā vā mādhavānilaḥ |
anupraviṣṭaḥ kṣobhāya tathāsau yogamūrtimān ||
若い女性に酔い（あるいは情欲）が入り込むように、また春のそよ風が入り込んで衆生を揺り動かすように、その一者—ヨーガをその形相とする者—は、攪拌（動揺）を起こすために入り込んだ。
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FAQs
The similes communicate how subtle forces can transform a stable condition from within. Ethically, it warns that inner influences (desire, mood, environment) can ‘stir’ the mind—hence the need for steadiness and right company.
It elaborates the causal process leading into Pratisarga (re-manifestation) by explaining ‘how’ agitation is effected, using accessible imagery.
‘Yoga embodied’ suggests that the same principle that unites and stills in spiritual practice is also the principle that projects multiplicity—two poles of one power.