Shloka 20
नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation
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darśayitvā prabhāvaṃ svaṃ brahmabhūto 'bhavat tadā | mahāyogagatiṃ tv anyāṃ vyāsa utthāya mahātapāḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“他显现自身非凡的威德，顷刻之间便与梵（Brahman）合一。随后，大苦行者毗耶娑起身，依另一种至上的瑜伽行法腾空上升，迅疾抵达舒迦先前出发之处——当时舒迦前行，劈开群峰之巅。此地遂以‘舒迦降临处／舒迦通行处’（Śukābhipatana）而闻名，毗耶娑亦亲见其处。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ideal of liberation through realization: Shuka, after manifesting spiritual potency, becomes ‘brahmabhūta’—established in Brahman—signifying transcendence beyond ordinary identity. It also presents yogic mastery as subordinate to the higher goal of Brahman-realization.
Shuka departs in a transcendent state after displaying his power. Vyasa, his father and a great ascetic, follows by adopting a supreme yogic mode of movement, ascending rapidly to the place associated with Shuka’s passage (remembered as Śukābhipatana), and observes that renowned spot.