Shloka 49
स्वाध्याय-योगोपदेशः तथा केशिध्वज-खाण्डिक्य-उपाख्यानम्
Yoga through Study and Restraint; The Keśidhvaja–Khāṇḍikya Narrative Frame
यदि चेद् दीयते मह्यं भवता गुरुनिष्क्रयः तत् क्लेशप्रशमायालं यत् कर्म तद् उदीरय
yadi ced dīyate mahyaṃ bhavatā guruniṣkrayaḥ tat kleśapraśamāyālaṃ yat karma tad udīraya
ប្រសិនបើលោកប្រទានឲ្យខ្ញុំវិធីរំដោះពីបន្ទុកបំណុលគ្រូ សូមប្រកាសប្រាប់ខ្ញុំអំពីការអនុវត្តដ៏គ្រប់គ្រាន់ដោយខ្លួនឯង ដែលបំបាត់ទុក្ខវេទនា។
Maitreya (the disciple), addressing Sage Parāśara
Speaker: Maitreya
Topic: Request for a self-sufficient sādhana that pacifies kleśa and serves as true release from the burden of what is due to the guru (guruniṣkraya).
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: supplicatory and truth-seeking
Concept: One should seek a direct and sufficient practice (sādhana) aimed at kleśa-praśama, i.e., the quelling of suffering that binds the self.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Approach a qualified teacher with humility and ask for a single, steady daily discipline that reduces agitation and attachment, then practice it consistently.
Vishishtadvaita: Liberation is pursued through a taught upāya received by grace and instruction, with the self as dependent (śeṣa) upon the Supreme.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
This verse frames the spiritual quest as the calming of existential affliction, positioning liberation-oriented practice as the central aim of Ansha 6.
Maitreya approaches as a disciple seeking a definitive, sufficient discipline; the verse functions as a prompt for Parāśara to articulate the liberating means (sādhana) within the guru-disciple tradition.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, Ansha 6 typically orients the liberating practice toward the Supreme Reality identified with Vishnu, implying that true peace culminates in alignment with or realization of Vishnu’s highest nature.