Shloka 21
Saṃhāra-krama (The Sequence of Cosmic Dissolution) — Yājñavalkya’s Discourse
तद्धज्जातबलो योगी दीप्ततेजा महाबल: । अन्तकाल इवादित्य: कृत्स्नं संशोषयेज्जगत्
taddhajjātabalo yogī dīptatejā mahābalaḥ | antakāla ivādityaḥ kṛtsnaṃ saṃśoṣayej jagat ||
毗湿摩说道：“当瑜伽行者的瑜伽之力如此生起并增长时，他便具足炽盛的灵性光辉与大威力。于是，他如同劫末之日轮，能令整个世界枯竭；同样也能使贪欲、执著等一切过失枯竭灭尽——焚尽内在束缚的根本。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As yogic power matures, the yogin’s inner radiance becomes strong enough to ‘dry up’ the causes of bondage—especially rāga (passion/attachment) and related दोष (faults). The verse teaches purification through disciplined practice and dispassion.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing on dharma and spiritual discipline. Here he uses a cosmic simile: just as the end-time sun dries the world, the accomplished yogin’s power dries up inner impurities, emphasizing the transformative effect of yoga.