Shloka 9
अध्याय ३२३ — श्वेतद्वीपगमनम्, यज्ञभाग-विवादः, एकान्तिभक्त्या नारायणदर्शन-नियमः (Śvetadvīpa Journey; Dispute over Sacrificial Share; Rule of Nārāyaṇa-vision through Single-minded Devotion)
अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य वाजपेयशतस्य च । योगस्य कलया तात न तुल्य॑ विद्यते फलम्,तात! सहस्रों अश्वमेध और सैकड़ों वाजपेय यज्ञोंका जो फल है, वह योगकी सोलहवीं कलाके फलकी भी समानता नहीं कर सकता
aśvamedha-sahasrasya vājapeya-śatasya ca | yogasya kalayā tāta na tulyā vidyate phalam ||
毗湿摩说道：“孩子啊，千次马祭（Aśvamedha）与百次婆阇佩耶祭（Vājapeya）所得之功德，尚不及瑜伽之果的十六分之一。内在的修持之力，远胜徒具仪式的成就。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Inner discipline (yoga)—self-control, concentration, and spiritual insight—yields a higher and more enduring fruit than even the greatest accumulations of ritual merit. The verse elevates ethical-spiritual transformation over external religious performance.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he emphasizes that the spiritual fruit of yoga surpasses the merit of grand royal sacrifices like the Aśvamedha and Vājapeya, guiding the king toward inner governance and restraint.