Shloka 8
Adhyāya 240: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman — The Inner Hierarchy and Restraint (इन्द्रिय-मनस्-बुद्धि-आत्म-क्रमः)
एवमेतान् योगदोषान् जयेन्नित्यमतन्द्रित: । अग्नीश्र ब्राह्माणांश्चार्चेद् देवता: प्रणमेत च
vyāsa uvāca | evam etān yogadoṣān jayet nityam atandritaḥ | agnīṃś ca brāhmaṇāṃś cārcet devatāḥ praṇamet ca | sattvasaṃsevanād dhīro nidrām ucchettum arhati |
毗耶娑说：“是故当恒常不懈，战胜这些障碍瑜伽的过失。当供奉圣火（阿耆尼），敬礼婆罗门，并向诸天神致敬礼拜。坚毅之士修养萨埵（清明与纯净），便堪能断除睡眠之惰沉。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A practitioner should remain vigilant and overcome obstacles to yoga—especially negligence and torpor—by cultivating sattva (clarity and balance), while also sustaining dharmic supports such as honoring the sacred fire, respecting brāhmaṇas, and offering reverence to the deities.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional discourse, Vyāsa continues giving practical guidance for inner discipline: he urges constant alertness, the conquest of yoga-impeding faults, and the integration of spiritual practice with traditional acts of reverence and ritual respect.