Shloka 22
Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala
On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving
Devanagari script
एवं योगबलाद् विप्रो मोहयामास पार्थिवम् । क्षणेन तद् वनं॑ चैव ते चैवाप्सरसां गणा:
Transliteration
evaṁ yogabalād vipro mohayāmāsa pārthivam | kṣaṇena tad vanaṁ caiva te caivāpsarasāṁ gaṇāḥ |
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“就这样，那位婆罗门圣者以瑜伽之力使国王陷入迷惑。顷刻之间，那片森林，以及那些阿普萨拉的群队，都从眼前消失了。”
Word by Word
[{'term''evaṁ', 'definition': 'thus
[{'term':
in this manner'}, {'term''yogabalāt', 'definition': 'from/through the strength of yoga
in this manner'}, {'term':
by yogic power'}, {'term''vipraḥ', 'definition': 'brahmin
by yogic power'}, {'term':
learned/holy man (herea sage)'}, {'term': 'mohayāmāsa', 'definition': 'caused to be deluded
learned/holy man (here:
bewildered (causative of √muh)'}, {'term''pārthivam', 'definition': 'the king
bewildered (causative of √muh)'}, {'term':
ruler of the earth'}, {'term''kṣaṇena', 'definition': 'in an instant
ruler of the earth'}, {'term':
within a moment'}, {'term''tad vanam', 'definition': 'that forest'}, {'term': 'āpsarasām gaṇāḥ', 'definition': 'companies/troops of Apsarases (celestial nymphs)'}, {'term': 'caiva', 'definition': 'and indeed
within a moment'}, {'term':
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaA
a brahmin-sage (vipra)K
king (pārthiva)F
forest (vana)A
Apsarases (āpsaras-gaṇa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Educational Q&A
Worldly power and royal authority are limited; yogic/ascetic mastery can dispel pride and induce moha to correct wrongdoing. The ethical thrust is humility before dharma and restraint before spiritual potency.
Bhīṣma narrates that a brahmin-sage, using yogic power, bewilders the king; instantly the forest scene and the Apsarases’ host disappear from view, signaling the sage’s control over perception and the king’s chastening.