Shloka 46
Saṃhāra-krama (The Sequence of Cosmic Dissolution) — Yājñavalkya’s Discourse
अखण्डमपि वा मांसं सततं मनुजेश्वर । उपोष्य सम्यक् शुद्धात्मा योगी बलमवाप्रुयात्
akhaṇḍam api vā māṁsaṁ satataṁ manu-jeśvara | upoṣya samyak śuddhātmā yogī balam avāpnuyāt ||
भीष्म उवाच—मनुजेश्वर! अखण्डमपि वा मांसं परित्यज्य सततं, उपोष्य सम्यग् व्रतानि चानुतिष्ठन् विशुद्धात्मा योगी बलमवाप्नुयात्॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-restraint—such as abstaining from meat and observing fasts and vows properly—purifies the inner being; such purification supports the attainment of yogic strength or spiritual potency.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction to the king, Bhīṣma continues his discourse on dharma and disciplined living, explaining how regulated conduct and inner purification can lead to yogic power.