Mbh 17.2.1

Mahabharata · translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

"Vaishampayana said: 'Those princes of restrained souls and devoted to Yoga, proceeding to the north, beheld Himavat, that very large mountain. Crossing the Himavat, they beheld a vast desert of sand. They then saw the mighty mountain Meru, the foremost of all high-peaked mountains. As those mighty ones were proceeding quickly, all rapt in Yoga, Yajnaseni, falling of from Yoga, dropped down on the Earth. Beholding her fallen down, Bhimasena of great strength addressed king Yudhishthira the just, saying, "O scorcher of foes, this princess never did any sinful act. Tell us what the cause is for which Krishna has fallen down on the Earth!"

Mbh 17.2.1 · Mahabharata · Mahaprasthanika-parva

Themes in this passage

Meditation Nature Strength Devotion Justice Leadership Love Self-Control

Meditation in other traditions

The same theme, as Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and Hellenism address it.

Without knowledge there is no meditation, without meditation there is no knowledge: he who has knowledge and meditation is near unto Nirvana.

Dhp 25.372 · Dhammapada · The Bhikshu (Mendicant)

There shall be no sin (imputed) unto those who believe and do good works for what they may have eaten (in the past). So be mindful of your duty (to Allah), and believe, and do good works; and again: be mindful of your duty, and believe; and once again: be mindful of your duty, and do right. Allah loveth the good.

Quran 5:93 · Quran · The Food

Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.

Psalms 5:1 · Bible · Psalms

Now storms the victor at the Trojan wall; Surveys the towers, and meditates their fall. But Jove descending shook the Idaean hills, And down their summits pour’d a hundred rills: The unkindled lightning in his hand he took, And thus the many-coloured maid bespoke:

Iliad 11.17 · Iliad · 11

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