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Shloka 16

Vānaprastha-vṛtti and the Transition toward the Fourth Āśrama (वानप्रस्थवृत्तिः चतुर्थाश्रमोपक्रमश्च)

विक्रमाश्चापि यस्यैते तथा युक्तेषु योगत: । तथा योगस्य युक्तस्य सिद्धिमात्मनि पश्यत:,अब योगाभ्यासमें प्रवृत्त हुए योगियोंमेंसे जिस योगीको ये आगे बताये जानेवाले पृथ्वीजय आदि ऐश्वर्य जिस प्रकार प्राप्त होते हैं; वह बताता हूँ तथा धारणापूर्वक ध्यान करते समय ब्रह्म-प्राप्तिका अनुभव करनेवाले योगीको जो सिद्धि प्राप्त होती है, उसका भी वर्णन करता हूँ

vikramāś cāpi yasyaitē tathā yukteṣu yogataḥ | tathā yogasya yuktasya siddhim ātmani paśyataḥ |

Vyāsa berkata: “Aku akan menerangkan bagaimana, dalam kalangan yogin yang telah memasuki latihan berdisiplin, kuasa seperti penaklukan bumi dan pencapaian ketuanan yang lain muncul pada yogin yang demikian berkelayakan; dan aku juga akan menghuraikan siddhi—pencapaian—yang datang kepada yogin yang bertumpu teguh, yang ketika bermeditasi dengan dhāraṇā yang berterusan, menyaksikan realisasi secara langsung di dalam Diri.”

विक्रमाःpowers/valors (mighty acts)
विक्रमाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविक्रम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
एतेthese
एते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाthus/so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
युक्तेषुamong the disciplined/engaged (ones)
युक्तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
योगतःfrom yoga; by means of yoga
योगतः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootयोग
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
तथाlikewise/so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
योगस्यof yoga
योगस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootयोग
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
युक्तस्यof the disciplined/connected (one)
युक्तस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
सिद्धिम्attainment; perfection; siddhi
सिद्धिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
आत्मनिin the self
आत्मनि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पश्यतःof (one) seeing; while seeing
पश्यतः:
TypeVerb
Rootपश्यत्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
Y
yogin
Y
yoga
S
siddhi
Ā
ātman

Educational Q&A

Vyāsa frames yogic attainments as outcomes of disciplined yoga: some appear as extraordinary powers (like worldly sovereignty), while the higher accomplishment is inner realization—directly perceiving fulfillment in the Self through concentrated meditation.

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and spiritual discipline, Vyāsa announces that he will explain how specific yogic powers arise for practitioners and will also describe the deeper siddhi experienced by a meditator who perceives realization within the Self.