Shloka 28
Yoga-kṛtya (योककृत्य) — Vyāsa on Sense-Restraint, Obstacles, and Brahman-Realization
आत्मसिद्धिस्तु वेदेषु प्रोच्यते दशभि: क्रमै: । यदुक्तं वेदवादेषु गहनं वेददर्शिभि: । तदन्तेषु यथायुक्तं क्रमयोगेन लक्ष्यते
ātmasiddhis tu vedeṣu procyate daśabhiḥ kramaiḥ | yad uktaṃ vedavādeṣu gahanaṃ vedadarśibhiḥ | tad anteṣu yathāyuktaṃ kramayogena lakṣyate ||
Vyāsa berkata: Dalam Veda, pencapaian Diri (Ātman) diajarkan melalui sepuluh tahap yang berturutan. Kebenaran yang mendalam—yang telah diungkapkan oleh para resi penyingkap Veda dalam pernyataan-pernyataan Veda, dan yang dihuraikan dengan jelas dalam ajaran penutupnya (Vedānta)—hendaklah disingkap melalui amalan yoga yang berdisiplin, langkah demi langkah.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-realization (ātmasiddhi) is not presented as a sudden claim but as a graded attainment: the Vedas teach it through ten successive stages, and the subtle Vedic truth becomes clearly graspable when approached through disciplined, step-by-step yoga, in harmony with Vedānta.
Vyāsa is instructing about liberation-oriented knowledge: he links the deep, sometimes cryptic Vedic declarations with their clearer Vedānta conclusions, emphasizing that the intended meaning is to be recognized through a sequential yogic method rather than mere verbal study.