Sanskrit · Devanagari
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्। यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः ॥
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yatanto yoginaścainaṃ paśyantyātmanyavasthitam yatanto.apyakṛtātmāno nainaṃ paśyantyacetasaḥ
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882Devotees making efforts perceive him abiding within their selfs. But those whose selfs have not been refined and who have no discernment do not perceive him even (after) making efforts.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।15.11।। --,यतन्तः प्रयत्नं कुर्वन्तः योगिनश्च समाहितचित्ताः एनं प्रकृतम् आत्मानं पश्यन्ति अयम् अहम् अस्मि इति उपलभन्ते आत्मनि स्वस्यां बुद्धौ अवस्थितम्। यतन्तोऽपि शास्त्रादिप्रमाणैः? अकृतात्मानः असंस्कृतात्मानः तपसा इन्द्रियजयेन च? दुश्चरितात् अनुपरताः? अशान्तदर्पाः? प्रयत्नं कुर्वन्तोऽपि न एनं पश्यन्ति अचेतसः अविवेकिनः।।यत् पदं सर्वस्य अवभासकमपि अग्न्यादित्यादिकं ज्योतिः न अवभासयते? यत् प्राप्ताश्च मुमुक्षवः पुनः संसाराभिमुखाः न निवर्तन्ते? यस्य च पदस्य उपाधिभेदम् अनुविधीयमानाः जीवाः -- घटाकाशादयः इव आकाशस्य -- अंशाः? तस्य पदस्य सर्वात्मत्वं सर्वव्यवहारास्पदत्वं च विवक्षुः चतुर्भिः श्लोकैः विभूतिसंक्षेपमाह भगवान् --,
7359058b95ad…Rāmānuja
15.11 The 'striving Yogins' i.e., those striving in the path of Karma Yoga etc., after practising Prapatti (self-surrender), purify their inner organs of perception and percieve the self as established in Its own form as distinct from the body, with the eye of Yoga, But those of 'unrefined minds,' namely those who do not practise Prapatti to Me, and are therefore of 'uncultivated minds, and devoid of intelligence' find themselves incapable of perceiving the self. They do not perceive It in distinction from the body. Thus, it has been said that the self, whether released or not, is a manifestation of the glory (Vibhuti) of the Lord, Its light of knowledge illuminates even the luminaries such as the sun, moon and fire which help the senses to see by removing the darkness that prevents the contact of the senses with their objects as described (in the verses): 'That supreme light ৷৷. is Mine' (15.6) and 'An everlasting part of Myself having become the (bound) self in the world of life' (15.7). Now, He declares that even the lights of the sun and other luminaries, which form particular developments of Prakrti, are Vibhutis of the Lord:
ae868dce28c9…Swami Sivananda
15.11 यतन्तः striving (for perfection)? योगिनः the Yogins? च and? एनम् this? पश्यन्ति see? आत्मनि in the Self? अवस्थितम् dwelling? यतन्तः striving? अपि also? अकृतात्मानः the unrefined? न not? एनम् this? पश्यन्ति see? अचेतसः unintelligent.Commentary The description of the evolution of the individual soul is now complete.The Yogins who strive with an iron determination? fiery resolve? faith? earnestness and wellbalanced mind? see Him established in their hearts. They behold Him dwelling in their own mind or intellect. They recognise Him -- This I am. But those who are of full intellect and without proper discipline of the mind and the senses? who have not been purified by austerity? selfless service and charity? who have not subdued their senses? who have not practised regular meditation? who have not given up their evil ways? who have not eradicated lust? pride? egoism? anger? greed and hypocrisy? who have not developed true discrimination between the Real and the unreal? however hard they may struggle to know Him by means of the study of the sacred scriptures? do not behold Him. They are not able to attain Selfrealisation. Mere study of scriptues alone cannot help one who has an impure mind to attain Selfrealisation. The aspirant should have a calm and pure mind. He should practise constant? protracted and profound meditation on the Self. Only then will he realise? recognise and behold the Self abiding in his own heart.That Goal (the Supreme Being) which the fire? stars? lightning? sun and moon do not illumine? having reached which the aspirants do not return to this Samsara or the world of birth and death? of which the individual souls are only imaginary parts appearing so on account of the limiting adjunct (ignorance)? just as the ether in the pot appears to be limited though it is one with the,universal ether -- is the essence of all worldly experiences.Just as the ether in the pot becomes identical with the universal ether when the limiting adjunct (pot) is broken? so also the individual soul becomes identical with the Supreme Being when the limiting adjunct (ignorance) is destroyed through the knowledge of the Self or Selfrealisation born of meditation on the right significance of the great sentences of the Upanishads? viz.? TatTvamAsi (That thou art) or AhamBrahmaAsmi (I am the Supreme Being). Then he realises that Brahman is the essence of all and tht He is the basis of all experiences.In order to make Arjuna understand this? the Lord gives a brief summary of His manifestations in the following four verses. A description is given here of the allpervasiveness of the Self.
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