Shloka 25
अव्यक्त–पुरुष–विवेकः (Discrimination of Avyakta/Prakṛti and Puruṣa) — Yājñavalkya’s Anvīkṣikī to Viśvāvasu
योग एष हि योगानां किमन्यद् योगलक्षणम् । एवं पश्यं प्रपश्यन्ति आत्मानमजरं परम्
yoga eṣa hi yogānāṁ kim anyad yogalakṣaṇam | evaṁ paśyan prapaśyanti ātmānam ajaraṁ param ||
婆悉吒说道：“此即一切瑜伽之精髓——瑜伽还有什么别的标志可言？如是观见，持戒修定的见者得见至上之我：不生、不坏、超越诸相。此见并非空谈之理，而是伦理与观修的证悟：无明既除，内在觉照之光便显现那无垢、无属性的真实。”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yoga is defined here as direct, clear seeing of the Supreme Self—ageless and transcendent. The verse frames authentic yoga not as external technique alone but as inner realization that culminates in the vision of the highest Ātman.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Vasiṣṭha speaks as a teacher, summarizing what constitutes the true hallmark of yoga: the contemplative vision by which accomplished practitioners behold the Supreme Self.