Shloka 1
Adhyaya 41 — Yogic Conduct and the Discipline Leading to Siddhi
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे योगसिद्धिर्नाम चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः । एकचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः । अलर्क उवाच— भगवन्! योगिनश्चर्यां श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः । ब्रह्मवर्त्मन्यनुसरन् यथा योगी न सीदति ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe yogasiddhirnāma catvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ | ekacatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ | alarka uvāca— bhagavan! yoginaś caryāṃ śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ | brahmavartmany anusaran yathā yogī na sīdati ||
Sinabi ni Alarka: “O Mapalad na Panginoon, nais kong marinig sa katotohanan ang wastong asal ng isang yogin—kung paano, sa pagsunod sa landas ni Brahman, ang yogin ay hindi nahuhulog sa panghihina ng loob (o pagbulusok).”
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FAQs
The verse frames yoga as not merely technique but a life-conduct (caryā) aligned with Brahman-realization; stability (not “sinking”) is achieved through disciplined living and right orientation.
Primarily Dharma/ācāra instruction rather than pañcalakṣaṇa narrative (sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita). It functions as upadeśa (didactic teaching) embedded in Purāṇic discourse.
“Brahmavartman” signals an inward path: conduct is the outer guardrail for inner realization; ‘not sinking’ implies equanimity and non-collapse of awareness amid worldly pressures.