Shloka 33

Saṃhāra-krama (The Sequence of Cosmic Dissolution) — Yājñavalkya’s Discourse

Devanagari script

युक्तस्तथायमात्मानं योग: पार्थिव निश्चलम्‌ । करोत्यमलमात्मानं भास्करोपमदर्शनम्‌

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | yuktas tathāyam ātmānaṃ yogaḥ pārthiva niścalam | karoty amalam ātmānaṃ bhāskaropama-darśanam ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ହେ ପାର୍ଥିବ! ଏହି ଯୋଗ ସମ୍ୟକ୍ ଭାବେ ଅଭ୍ୟାସ କଲେ ଆତ୍ମାକୁ ନିଶ୍ଚଳ କରେ; ଅନ୍ତଃକରଣକୁ ନିର୍ମଳ କରେ ଏବଂ ଦର୍ଶନକୁ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସମ ଦୀପ୍ତ, ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ଓ କଳୁଷହୀନ କରେ।

Word by Word

• युक्तः: yoked, disciplined
• युक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (युज्-क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अयम्: this (person)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आत्मानम्: the self
• आत्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• योगः: yoga (discipline/union)
• योगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थिव: O king (earth-lord)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• निश्चलम्: motionless, steady
• निश्चलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• करोति: makes, renders
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अमलम्: spotless, pure
• अमलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आत्मानम्: the self
• आत्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भास्कर-उपम-दर्शनम्: having appearance like the sun
• भास्कर-उपम-दर्शनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्कर + उपम + दर्शन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पृथ्वी-नाथ: O lord of the earth
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथ्वी + नाथ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• the king (pārthiva)
• Yoga
• Ātman (self)
• Bhāskara (the Sun)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.