Shloka 23
नारद–शुक संवादः (Nārada–Śuka Dialogue): Tyāga, Saṃyama, and Vyakta–Avyakta Viveka
संयतात्मा भयात् तेषां न पात्राद् बिन्दुमुत्सूजेत् तथैवोत्तरमागम्य एकाग्रमनसस्तथा
yājñavalkya uvāca | saṃyatātmā bhayāt teṣāṃ na pātrād bindum utsṛjet | tathaivottaram āgamya ekāgramanasas tathā |
தன்னடக்கம் கொண்டவன் அவர்களின் அச்சத்தாலும் பாத்திரத்திலிருந்து ஒரு துளியையும் விடமாட்டான்; அதுபோல உயர்நிலையை அடைந்த ஒருமுக மனத்தையுடைய யோகியும் (சமாதியிலிருந்து) அசையாமல் நிலைப்பான்.
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The core teaching is unwavering mental steadiness: a perfected yogin maintains one-pointed concentration and does not fall from samādhi even under fear or external threat, because the senses are restrained and the mind remains unshaken.
Yājñavalkya uses a vivid simile: a person climbing steps with a bowl full of oil is threatened by sword-wielding men, yet he does not spill a drop. This illustrates how an advanced yogin, having reached a higher yogic state, remains steady and undistracted despite disturbances.