Niyama

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 2

Like the tortoise who carries its home within and can withdraw completely into safety at will, the wise one draws the senses inward—not through suppression but through the discovery of something infinitely more satisfying within.

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 3

True mastery is not suppressing the body but directing its actions through a disciplined mind—free from attachment, fully engaged.

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 3

Strike at desire through its outermost fortress—the senses—before it corrupts deeper territory; this is not optional restraint but strategic warfare for your soul's survival.

Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 9, Chapters 4-5

King Ambarisha's devotion was tested when sage Durvasa took offense at him breaking his Ekadashi fast. Durvasa created a demon to kill the king, but Vishnu's Sudarshana Chakra destroyed it and chased Durvasa across the universe until he sought Ambarisha's forgiveness.

Ramayana, Bala Kanda

A sage raised in complete isolation, whose purity was so great that his mere presence brought rain. He performed the yajna that led to Ramas birth. Married Shanta, Dasharathas daughter.