Shloka 9
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
ततो विदह्यमानं मामुवाच भगवान् रवि: । मुहूर्त सह्ृतां दाहस्तत: शीतीभविष्यति
tato vidahyamānaṃ mām uvāca bhagavān raviḥ | muhūrta-sahṛtāṃ dāhas tataḥ śītībhaviṣyati ||
ततो विदह्यमानं मामुवाच भगवान् रविः— “मुहूर्तं सहस्व दाहम्; ततः शीतीभविष्यति।”
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches kṣānti (forbearance): when guided by a higher, dharmic insight, one should endure acute hardship for a limited time, trusting that it can pass and give way to calm. It emphasizes steadiness rather than panic in the face of pain.
Yājñavalkya reports that while he was being scorched, the Sun (Ravi) addressed him directly, assuring him that if he endures the burning briefly, the heat will subside and he will become cooled.