Shloka 59
Saṃhāra-krama (The Sequence of Cosmic Dissolution) — Yājñavalkya’s Discourse
तमश्न कष्ट सुमहद् रजश्न सत्त्वं विशुद्ध प्रकृति परां च । सिद्धि च देवीं वरुणस्य पत्नीं तेजश्न कृत्स्नं सुमहच्च धैर्यम्
bhīṣma uvāca | tamaś ca kaṣṭaṃ sumahad rajaś ca sattvaṃ viśuddhaṃ prakṛtiṃ parāṃ ca | siddhiṃ ca devīṃ varuṇasya patnīṃ tejaś ca kṛtsnaṃ sumahac ca dhairyam ||
毗湿摩说：“（瑜伽行者能入于）严酷而压迫的黑暗——惰性之质（tamas），强盛的激情之力——动性之质（rajas），以及清净澄明——纯性之质（sattva）；他亦能入于至上的原质（Prakṛti）本身；能入于成就女神悉地（Siddhi），即伐楼那（Varuṇa）之配偶；并能入于一切光辉与伟大的坚忍。是故，瑜伽圆满之大心者，若其愿，则当下解脱，证得至上梵（Brahman）之体；或凭瑜伽之力，抵达这些宇宙原则与神圣位处之一一处所，而入其中。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A yogin perfected in yoga can, by will and yogic power, transcend ordinary embodiment: either attain immediate liberation and realize the supreme Brahman, or deliberately enter various cosmic principles (the guṇas, Prakriti) and divine powers (such as Siddhi), showing mastery over the constituents of nature rather than being bound by them.
In Shanti Parva’s instruction on liberation and yogic attainment, Bhishma continues his discourse to Yudhishthira, listing the cosmic principles and divine stations that an accomplished yogin can reach and ‘enter,’ emphasizing the extraordinary scope of yogic mastery alongside the higher option of final liberation.