Shloka 9
अध्याय ३३ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य कुशलप्रश्नाः तथा विदुरस्य योगसमाधिः
Chapter 33: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Welfare-Inquiries and Vidura’s Yogic Absorption
नानाभावास्तथैकत्वं शरीर प्राप्प संहता: । भवन्ति ते तथा नित्या: पृथग्भावं विजानताम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | nānābhāvās tathaikatvaṃ śarīraṃ prāpya saṃhatāḥ | bhavanti te tathā nityāḥ pṛthagbhāvaṃ vijānatām ||
毗舍波耶那说：“诸多不同的原理——如诸大与诸根——汇聚而得此身时，便显得如同一体。然而对于能辨明自我（我、真我）与身体及其成分之分离的瑜伽行者而言，这些因素当依其真实地位而知：与真我相别，不可误认作永恒实在。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches viveka (discernment): the body is a temporary aggregation of many constituents (elements, senses, etc.) that only seems like a single unit. A yogin should know the Self as distinct from these components and not confuse bodily unity with spiritual identity.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration within the Āśramavāsika section, a reflective, instruction-like passage explains how embodied existence is formed from multiple factors and how wise practitioners interpret this correctly—supporting the parva’s broader mood of renunciation and insight after the war.