Shloka 5
ध्यानयोगवर्णनम्
Description of the Path of Meditation
भूगुरुवाच समिधामुपयोगान्ते यथाग्निर्नोपलभ्यते । आकाशानुगतत्वद्धि दुर्ग्राह्मो हि निराश्रय:
bhṛgur uvāca samidhām upayogānte yathāgnir nopalabhyate | ākāśānugatatvād dhi durgrāhyo hi nirāśrayaḥ ||
婆利古说道：“正如燃料木在用尽之时被烧尽，火便不再为人所见；同样地，它之所以不可捉摸，是因为已随入虚空，处于不显之态。火既无所依托，便极难把握。”
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the metaphor of fire disappearing when fuel is consumed to teach that a subtle principle can become unperceivable without being destroyed. When it lacks an external support (āśraya), it is difficult to apprehend—pointing toward the unmanifest nature of subtle reality (often applied to the Self or subtle elements).
In a didactic exchange among sages, Bhṛgu explains a philosophical point through an everyday example: after the kindling is burnt up, fire is not seen, not because it is annihilated, but because it has become unmanifest in space and cannot be grasped without a supporting medium.