Shloka 55
Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship
द्रवपूर्णमुपादाय पात्रमारोहतो भुवः ।
तुङ्गमार्गं विलोक्योच्चैर्विज्ञातं किं न योगिना ॥
dravapūrṇam upādāya pātram ārohato bhuvaḥ | tuṅgamārgaṃ vilokyoccair vijñātaṃ kiṃ na yoginā ||
द्रवपूर्णं पात्रं गृहीत्वा तीव्रमार्गे भूमितः समारुह्यन्तं जनं दृष्ट्वा, सावधानसमत्वारोहणतत्त्वं योगिना किं न बोध्यते?
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FAQs
Spiritual ascent requires steady attentiveness; a small lapse spills the ‘liquid.’ The yogin learns to move carefully through difficult terrain (inner and outer).
Instructional ethics/discipline; not sarga etc.
The liquid-filled vessel can symbolize prāṇa or concentrated awareness. The steep path is suṣumṇā/inner ascent: steadiness prevents dissipation.