Shloka 33
Saṃhāra-krama (The Sequence of Cosmic Dissolution) — Yājñavalkya’s Discourse
युक्तस्तथायमात्मानं योग: पार्थिव निश्चलम् । करोत्यमलमात्मानं भास्करोपमदर्शनम्
bhīṣma uvāca | yuktas tathāyam ātmānaṃ yogaḥ pārthiva niścalam | karoty amalam ātmānaṃ bhāskaropama-darśanam ||
Bhishma berkata: “Wahai raja, apabila Yoga ini diamalkan dengan benar, ia menjadikan diri teguh dan tidak bergerak. Ia menyucikan batin, dan kesedaran yogin menjadi bersinar—laksana matahari—jernih dalam penglihatan dan bebas daripada noda.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yoga, when practiced with discipline, steadies the mind/self and purifies it; from that purity arises luminous clarity of perception, compared to the radiance of the sun.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising the king on inner discipline: he explains the effect of yoga practice—stability, purity, and radiant insight—using the sun as a metaphor for the yogin’s clarified awareness.