Shloka 9
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
ततो विदह्यमानं मामुवाच भगवान् रवि: । मुहूर्त सह्ृतां दाहस्तत: शीतीभविष्यति
tato vidahyamānaṃ mām uvāca bhagavān raviḥ | muhūrta-sahṛtāṃ dāhas tataḥ śītībhaviṣyati ||
Rồi khi ta đang bị thiêu đốt, đức Thái Dương tôn nghiêm phán với ta: “Hãy chịu đựng cơn nóng rát này trong chốc lát; rồi sau đó sức nóng sẽ lắng xuống và ngươi sẽ được mát lành.”
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches kṣānti (forbearance): when guided by a higher, dharmic insight, one should endure acute hardship for a limited time, trusting that it can pass and give way to calm. It emphasizes steadiness rather than panic in the face of pain.
Yājñavalkya reports that while he was being scorched, the Sun (Ravi) addressed him directly, assuring him that if he endures the burning briefly, the heat will subside and he will become cooled.