Shloka 1
व्यासजी कहते हैं--पुत्र! योगशास्त्रके ज्ञाता शास्त्रोक्त कर्मोके द्वारा स्थूल शरीरसे निकले हुए सूक्ष्म स्वरूप जीवात्माको देखते हैं
vyāsa uvāca | hṛdi kāmadrumaś chitraḥ mohasaṃcaya-sambhavaḥ | krodha-māna-mahā-skandho vidhitsā-pariṣecanaḥ ||
毗耶娑言：“孩子啊！通晓瑜伽之学者，依经典所说之业行，得见那从粗身（sthūla-śarīra）离出的微细之我——生我（jīvātman）。于是《摩诃婆罗多》之《寂静篇》内《解脱法门》一段，关于舒迦提婆续问之第二百五十三章亦告圆满。”毗耶娑又言：“在心中矗立着一株奇异的欲望如意树，生于迷妄积聚之堆。其巨干为嗔与慢，而以欲行欲成之冲动为其灌溉。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire is portrayed as an inner ‘tree’ rooted in delusion and strengthened by anger and pride; it grows because the mind keeps ‘watering’ it through the urge to act for gratification. Ethical discipline and yogic insight begin by recognizing these inner causes and withdrawing the nourishment that sustains craving.
Vyasa begins an allegorical instruction: he describes a marvelous ‘tree of desire’ located in the heart, explaining its origin (delusion), its structure (anger and pride as the trunk), and what sustains it (the impulse to pursue aims). This sets up the chapter’s broader teaching on cutting down this inner tree to attain liberation.