Shloka 15
Pṛthu Mahārāja’s Renunciation, Austerities, Departure, and the Glory of Hearing His History
उत्सर्पयंस्तु तं मूर्ध्नि क्रमेणावेश्य नि:स्पृह: । वायुं वायौ क्षितौ कायं तेजस्तेजस्ययूयुजत् ॥ १५ ॥
utsarpayaṁs tu taṁ mūrdhni krameṇāveśya niḥspṛhaḥ vāyuṁ vāyau kṣitau kāyaṁ tejas tejasy ayūyujat
Dessa forma, Mahārāja Pṛthu elevou gradualmente o prāṇa-vāyu até a abertura no topo do crânio e ficou sem desejo pela existência material. Em seguida, passo a passo, fundiu seu ar vital com a totalidade do ar, seu corpo com a totalidade da terra e o fogo em seu corpo com a totalidade do fogo.
When the spiritual spark, which is described as one ten-thousandth part of the tip of a hair, is forced into material existence, that spark is covered by gross and subtle material elements. The material body is composed of five gross elements — earth, water, fire, air and ether — and three subtle elements — mind, intelligence and ego. When one attains liberation, he is freed from these material coverings. Indeed, success in yoga involves getting free from these material coverings and entering into spiritual existence. Lord Buddha’s teachings of nirvāṇa are based on this principle. Lord Buddha instructed his followers to give up these material coverings by means of meditation and yoga. Lord Buddha did not give any information about the soul, but if one follows his instructions strictly, he will ultimately become free from the material coverings and attain nirvāṇa.
FAQs
This verse describes a desireless yogī raising the life-air to the crown and consciously dissolving the elements—air into air, body into earth, and fire into fire—showing disciplined, detached departure.
Because his exit is portrayed as free from worldly longing; his mind is steady in renunciation, enabling the orderly withdrawal of prāṇa and dissolution of the material elements.
Practice step-by-step reduction of craving—simplify needs, regulate the breath and senses, and cultivate remembrance of the Supreme—so the mind learns calm, non-possessive living.