Shloka 9
Vānaprastha-vṛtti and the Transition toward the Fourth Āśrama (वानप्रस्थवृत्तिः चतुर्थाश्रमोपक्रमश्च)
धर्मोपस्थो हवीवरूथ उपायापायकूबर: । अपानाक्ष: प्राणयुग: प्रज्ञायुर्जीवबन्धन:
vyāsa uvāca | dharmopastho havīvarūtha upāyāpāyakūbaraḥ | apānākṣaḥ prāṇayugaḥ prajñāyur jīvabandhanaḥ ||
毗耶娑说：“此瑜伽如一乘华美之车。法（Dharma）为其座，惭愧为其覆；正当之方便与避恶之戒为其两旁。下行气（apāna）为其轴，上行气（prāṇa）为其轭；智慧为其寿命，具身之生为其缚绳。具此诸具，自我为乘者，沿禅定之清净道而趋向至上之归宿。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yoga is presented as an integrated ethical-spiritual vehicle: dharma and disciplined method support the practitioner, while mastery of the vital breaths and the cultivation of wisdom sustain progress toward the highest end.
Vyāsa uses an extended chariot allegory to describe the inner equipment of a yogin—ethical foundations, disciplined means, regulated life-breaths, and wisdom—by which the embodied self can travel the contemplative path toward liberation.