Shloka 10
Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)
तत्र सा विप्रहायाथ पूर्वरूपं हि योगतः । अबिभ्रदनवद्याड्री रूपमन्यदनुत्तमम्
tatra sā viprahāyātha pūrvarūpaṃ hi yogataḥ | abibhrad anavadyāḍrī rūpam anyad anuttamam ||
Bhishma berkata: Lalu, dengan kuasa yoga, dia menanggalkan rupa lamanya dan menyarung rupa lain yang amat unggul. Setiap anggota tubuhnya bersinar dengan keindahan tanpa cela; gadis bermata teratai, berkening elok itu bergerak sepantas anak panah dan dalam sekelip mata tiba di Mithilā, ibu kota negeri Videha.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights yogic mastery as a disciplined power enabling transformation and swift movement; ethically, it implies that inner attainment (yoga) can transcend ordinary bodily limitations, and that one may relinquish an earlier identity/form to assume a higher, more fitting state.
A woman, using yogic power, abandons her previous body/form and takes on a supremely beautiful new form; then she travels with great speed and reaches Mithilā, the capital of Videha.