Shloka 21
Adhyaya 41 — Yogic Conduct and the Discipline Leading to Siddhi
शून्येष्वेवावकाशेषु गुहासु च वनेषु च ।
नित्ययुक्तः सदा योगी ध्यानं सम्यगुपक्रमेत् ॥
śūnyeṣv evāvakāśeṣu guhāsu ca vaneṣu ca / nityayuktaḥ sadā yogī dhyānaṁ samyag upakramet
Sa mga liblib na bukás na pook, sa mga yungib at sa kagubatan, ang yogin—laging may disiplina at palagiang nakaugnay sa yoga—ay nararapat magsimula ng pagninilay nang wasto.
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FAQs
Meditation is strengthened by external simplicity: quiet, secluded settings reduce sensory provocation and support steadiness (nitya-yoga). The ethic implied is deliberate withdrawal from distraction to cultivate inner clarity.
This passage is not primarily pancalakṣaṇa material (sarga/pratisarga/vaṁśa/manvantara/vaṁśānucarita). It belongs to ancillary dharma-śikṣā: yogic conduct and soteriology, often embedded within Purāṇic instruction.
‘Empty places’ (śūnya) symbolize inner emptiness—cessation of vṛttis; caves/forests indicate turning from the ‘village’ of sense-life to the ‘wilderness’ of non-attachment where the Self is encountered without social mirrors.