Shloka 47
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
ऊर्ध्वा दृष्टिबाहवश्न एकाग्रं च मनो5भवत् | एकपादा: स्थिता: सर्वे काष्ठ भूता: समाहिता:
ūrdhvā dṛṣṭir bāhavaś caikaagraṃ ca mano 'bhavat | ekapādāḥ sthitāḥ sarve kāṣṭhabhūtāḥ samāhitāḥ ||
Sabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Nakatitig paitaas ang kanilang mga mata at nakataas din ang kanilang mga bisig; ang isip ay naging iisang tuon. Silang lahat ay nakatayo sa iisang paa, tipon ang diwa, wari’y mga troso na di gumagalaw—lubos na nalulubog sa mahigpit na pagninilay at pagkamapagtimpi.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined austerity and yogic concentration: mastery of posture, senses, and mind (ekāgratā, samādhāna) as a means to inner steadiness and spiritual attainment.
Vaiśampāyana describes a group of ascetics or practitioners engaged in severe tapas—gazing upward, arms raised, standing on one foot—so still and composed that they resemble inert wood.