Shloka 9
Vānaprastha-vṛtti and the Transition toward the Fourth Āśrama (वानप्रस्थवृत्तिः चतुर्थाश्रमोपक्रमश्च)
धर्मोपस्थो हवीवरूथ उपायापायकूबर: । अपानाक्ष: प्राणयुग: प्रज्ञायुर्जीवबन्धन:
vyāsa uvāca | dharmopastho havīvarūtha upāyāpāyakūbaraḥ | apānākṣaḥ prāṇayugaḥ prajñāyur jīvabandhanaḥ ||
ବ୍ୟାସ କହିଲେ—ଏହି ଯୋଗ ଏକ ସୁନ୍ଦର ରଥ। ଧର୍ମ ଏହାର ଆସନ, ଲଜ୍ଜା ଏହାର ଆବରଣ। ସଦୁପାୟ ଓ ଦୁରୁପାୟ-ପରିହାର ଏହାର କୂବର। ଅପାନ ଏହାର ଅକ୍ଷ, ପ୍ରାଣ ଏହାର ଯୁଗ। ପ୍ରଜ୍ଞା ଏହାର ଆୟୁ, ଦେହଧାରୀ ଜୀବନ ଏହାର ବନ୍ଧନ-ରଜ୍ଜୁ।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yoga is presented as an integrated ethical-spiritual vehicle: dharma and disciplined method support the practitioner, while mastery of the vital breaths and the cultivation of wisdom sustain progress toward the highest end.
Vyāsa uses an extended chariot allegory to describe the inner equipment of a yogin—ethical foundations, disciplined means, regulated life-breaths, and wisdom—by which the embodied self can travel the contemplative path toward liberation.