Shloka 17
Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)
नेत्राभ्यां नेत्रयोरस्य रश्मीन् संयम्य रश्मिभि: । सा सम तं चोदयिष्यन्ती योगबन्धैर्बबन्ध ह,राजा जनकसे प्रश्न करनेके लिये उद्यत हो उसने अपने नेत्रोंकी किरणोंद्वारा उनके नेत्रोंकी किरणोंको संयत करके योगबलसे उनके चित्तको बाँधकर उन्हें वशमें कर लिया
netrābhyāṁ netrayor asya raśmīn saṁyamya raśmibhiḥ | sā sam taṁ codayiṣyantī yogabandhair babandha ha ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Sa pamamagitan ng mga sinag mula sa sarili niyang mga mata, pinigil niya ang mga sinag mula sa mga mata ng hari. Pagkaraan, sa hangaring udyukan siyang magsalita, iginapos niya siya sa mga gapos ng yoga—pinapasuko ang isip sa kapangyarihang espirituwal—kaya napasailalim siya sa kanyang pamamahala, habang si Haring Janaka ay naghahanda nang magtanong.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights yogic mastery as disciplined restraint: control of the senses (symbolized by the eyes and their ‘rays’) leads to control of the mind, enabling focused inquiry and purposeful speech rather than impulsive reaction.
As King Janaka is ready to ask a question, a woman (implied by ‘she’) uses yogic power to restrain him—metaphorically and narratively described as binding his mind by controlling the ‘rays’ of his eyes—so that he becomes composed and responsive to being prompted.