Shloka 28

सांख्ययोगभेदः तथा योगबलोपदेशः

Sāṃkhya–Yoga Distinction and Instruction on Yogic Strength

Devanagari script

तुष्टाव च महायोगी देवं तत्रस्थ एव च | नि:सारं काड्क्षमाण: स तेन सम प्रतिहन्यते,महायोगी उशनाने वहीं रहकर महादेवजीकी स्तुति की। वे निकलनेका मार्ग चाहते थे; परंतु महादेवजी उनकी गतिको प्रतिहत कर देते थे

Transliteration

tuṣṭāva ca mahāyogī devaṁ tatrastha eva ca | niḥsāraṁ kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ sa tena sama-pratihanyate ||

Translation

महायोगी उशना तेथेच राहून महादेवांची स्तुती करू लागला. बाहेर पडण्याचा मार्ग तो शोधीत होता; पण महादेव त्याची गती वारंवार रोखीत होते.

Word by Word

तुष्टावpraised

चand

महायोगीthe great yogin

देवम्the god (Mahadeva)

तत्रस्थःstanding there / remaining there

एवindeed / just

चand

निःसारम्the way out / exit (lit. going out)

काङ्क्षमाणःdesiring

सःhe

तेनby him (by that god)

समम्completely / equally (as an intensifier here)

प्रतिहन्यतेwas obstructed / was checked

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

mahāyogī (the great yogin)

Deva (Mahādeva/Śiva)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even great spiritual attainment does not override dharma and divine ordinance; when the Lord restrains one’s outward course, the proper response is humility and devotion, recognizing that readiness and right purpose—not mere desire to leave—govern true progress.

What is happening in the narrative?

A great yogin remains in place and praises Mahādeva. Although he seeks an exit or route to depart, Mahādeva repeatedly blocks his movement, preventing him from proceeding.