Shloka 1
पितृयज्ञे नारायणतत्त्वम् — The Nārāyaṇa Grounding of Ancestral Offerings
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bhīṣma uvāca | girīśṛṅgaṁ samāruhya suto vyāsasya bhārata | same deśe vivikte sa niḥśalāka upāviśat | pādābhyāṁ śirasā yāvat sarvāṅgeṣu yathākramam | ātmadhāraṇām ārebhe śāstroktavidhinā muniḥ | sa yogakrama-vidāṁ śreṣṭhaḥ pūrṇajñānaḥ samāhitaḥ |
毗湿摩说道：“噢，婆罗多的后裔！登上迦罗娑（Kailāsa）之巅后，毗耶娑之子舒迦在一处幽静、平坦、无草之地端坐。依照经论所教之法，他自足而上，循序渐进，于全身诸支分次安住自我（Ātman），令觉知次第凝定。既圆熟于次第瑜伽之道，他入于深沉摄持之定——为灵魂上行之途作准备。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined inner practice: choosing solitude, following scriptural method, and systematically steadying consciousness (ātmadhāraṇā) as preparation for the soul’s upward course—an ethical ideal of self-mastery and renunciation.
Bhishma narrates how Shukadeva, Vyasa’s son, goes to Kailasa, sits on a secluded, level, grassless spot, and begins a stepwise yogic concentration from feet to head, indicating his readiness for the final ascent of consciousness.