Shloka 27
नारद–शुक संवादः (Nārada–Śuka Dialogue): Tyāga, Saṃyama, and Vyakta–Avyakta Viveka
एतद्धि योगं योगानां किमन्यद् योगलक्षणम् । विज्ञाय तद्धि मन्यन्ते कृतकृत्या मनीषिण:,यही योगियोंका योग है। इसके सिवा योगका और क्या लक्षण हो सकता है? इसे जानकर मनीषी पुरुष अपने-आपको कृतकृत्य मानते हैं
etaddhi yogaṃ yogānāṃ kim anyad yogalakṣaṇam | vijñāya tad dhi manyante kṛtakṛtyā manīṣiṇaḥ ||
یہی یوگیوں کا یوگ ہے؛ اس کے سوا یوگ کی اور کیا علامت ہو سکتی ہے؟ اسے حقیقتاً جان کر اہلِ دانش اپنے آپ کو کِرتکِرتیہ (مقصدِ حیات پورا کر چکے) سمجھتے ہیں۔
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts that the essence of Yoga is precisely the realization just described in the surrounding discourse: once it is truly known (vijñāya), nothing further is required as a separate ‘sign’ of Yoga. Such knowledge brings inner completion—one becomes kṛtakṛtya, having fulfilled the highest human aim.
In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, Yājñavalkya is instructing his listener(s) on the nature of Yoga and liberation. Here he concludes a point by emphasizing that this understanding is the definitive hallmark of Yoga, and that sages who grasp it consider their spiritual task complete.