Shloka 3
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
महता तपसा देवस्तपिष्णु: सेवितो मया । प्रीतेन चाहं विभुना सूर्येणोक्तस्तदानघ
mahatā tapasā devas tapiṣṇuḥ sevito mayā | prītena cāhaṃ vibhunā sūryeṇoktas tadānagha ||
یاج्ञولکْی نے کہا—عظیم تپسیا کے ذریعے میں نے اُس تابندہ دیوتا کی عبادت کی۔ جب ہمہ اقتدار سورج خوش ہوا تو، اے بےگناہ، اُس نے اسی وقت مجھ سے فرمایا۔
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that sustained tapas (disciplined austerity and self-control) is a legitimate means of worship that can lead to divine favor; when the deity is pleased, instruction or guidance is granted. Ethically, it highlights effort, restraint, and sincerity as prerequisites for higher knowledge.
Yājñavalkya recounts a personal spiritual episode: he performed great austerities in devotion to the Sun-god, and once the Sun was pleased, the deity addressed him—setting up the forthcoming teaching or boon that follows in the next verses.