Shloka 16
Mokṣa-dharma Yoga-Upadeśa: Equanimity, Sense-Restraint, and Vision of the Ātman (आत्मदर्शन-योगोपदेशः)
तस्योपदेशं वक्ष्यामि यथावत् तन्निबोध मे । यैद्वरिश्षारयन्नित्यं पश्यत्यात्मानमात्मनि
tasyopadeśaṁ vakṣyāmi yathāvat tan nibodha me | yair dhāraṇābhiḥ sadā yuktaḥ paśyaty ātmānam ātmani ||
Wika ng Brahmana: “Ngayon ay ituturo ko sa iyo ang tagubiling ito ayon sa nararapat na pag-unawa—makinig kang mabuti sa akin. Sa pamamagitan ng mga disiplina ng matatag na paghawak sa loob at pagpipigil, ang yogin na laging nagsasanay ay ibinabaling ang isip paloob, pinasasailalim ito sa pagpipigil sa loob mismo ng katawang ito, at minamasdan ang walang hanggang Sarili na naroroon sa Sarili.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse introduces a disciplined method of inner practice: through steady concentration (dhāraṇā) and restraint, the yogin turns the mind inward and realizes the eternal Self, perceiving the Self within the Self rather than seeking fulfillment externally.
A brāhmaṇa speaker begins a formal instruction, asking the listener to attend carefully. He signals that he will explain the practical means by which a yogin controls the mind and attains direct inner vision of the Self.