Shloka 33
Saṃhāra-krama (The Sequence of Cosmic Dissolution) — Yājñavalkya’s Discourse
युक्तस्तथायमात्मानं योग: पार्थिव निश्चलम् । करोत्यमलमात्मानं भास्करोपमदर्शनम्
bhīṣma uvāca | yuktas tathāyam ātmānaṃ yogaḥ pārthiva niścalam | karoty amalam ātmānaṃ bhāskaropama-darśanam ||
Bhishma disse: “Ó rei, quando este Yoga é praticado corretamente, torna o ser firme e imóvel. Ele purifica o interior, e a consciência do iogue torna-se radiante—como o sol—clara na visão e livre de mancha.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.
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.