Shloka 15
Mokṣa-dharma Yoga-Upadeśa: Equanimity, Sense-Restraint, and Vision of the Ātman (आत्मदर्शन-योगोपदेशः)
अतः पर प्रवक्ष्यामि योगशास्त्रमनुत्तमम् । युञ्जन्तः सिद्धमात्मानं यथा पश्यन्ति योगिन:
ataḥ paraṁ pravakṣyāmi yogaśāstram anuttamam | yuñjantaḥ siddham ātmānaṁ yathā paśyanti yoginaḥ ||
Por isso, agora exporei a ciência insuperável do Yoga—pela qual os praticantes disciplinados, aplicando-se à prática ióguica, chegam a contemplar o Si (ātman) em sua realidade perfeita. Neste ensinamento, o foco é a realização interior: por meio do método correto e do esforço constante, o yogin obtém uma visão direta da verdadeira natureza do ātman.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The speaker announces an exposition of the supreme yogaśāstra, stressing that yoga is a practical discipline leading to direct realization of the ātman. The goal is not mere theory but ‘seeing’—immediate insight into the Self through sustained practice.
A brāhmaṇa speaker transitions into a formal instruction section, introducing an authoritative teaching on yoga. The verse functions as a preface: it signals that what follows will explain the method by which yogins, through disciplined engagement, attain Self-realization.