Shloka 15
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
ततो5हमर्घ्य विधिवत् सरस्वत्यै न्यवेदयम् । तपतां च वरिष्ठाय निषण्णस्तत्परायण:,तब मैंने सरस्वतीदेवी तथा तपनेवालोंमें श्रेष्ठ भगवान् भास्करको अर्घ्य निवेदन किया और उन्हींका चिन्तन करता हुआ बैठ गया
tato 'ham arghyaṃ vidhivat sarasvatyai nyavedayam | tapatāṃ ca variṣṭhāya niṣaṇṇas tat-parāyaṇaḥ ||
त्यानंतर मी विधिपूर्वक देवी सरस्वतीला अर्घ्य अर्पण केले आणि तपस्व्यांमध्ये श्रेष्ठ भास्कर—सूर्यदेवालाही; मग त्याचाच परायण होऊन, मन त्याच्यात स्थिर करून मी बसलो।
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right practice joins outer discipline with inner focus: one should perform worship according to proper procedure (vidhivat) and then settle the mind in single-pointed devotion (tat-parāyaṇaḥ). The verse also links Sarasvatī (sacred speech/learning) and the Sun (austere power and illumination) as supports for ethical clarity.
Yājñavalkya describes his action: he formally offers arghya to Sarasvatī and to Bhāskara, regarded as the foremost among those endowed with tapas, and then sits down absorbed in contemplation—indicating a transition from ritual offering to meditative absorption.