Sāṅkhya Yoga

2.53

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Sanskrit · Devanagari

श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला। समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि ॥

Sanskrit · IAST

śrutivipratipannā te yadā sthāsyati niścalā samādhāvacalā buddhistadā yogamavāpsyasi

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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882
will stand firm and steady in contemplation

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Śaṅkarācārya

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।।2.53।। श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना अनेकसाध्यसाधनसंबन्धप्रकाशनश्रुतिभिः श्रवणैः प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिलक्षणैः विप्रतिपन्ना नानाप्रतिपन्ना विक्षिप्ता सती ते तव बुद्धिः यदा यस्मिन् काले स्थास्यति स्थिरीभूता भविष्यति निश्चला विक्षेपचलनवर्जिता सती समाधौ समाधीयते चित्तमस्मिन्निति समाधिः आत्मा तस्मिन् आत्मनि इत्येतत्। अचला तत्रापि विकल्पवर्जिता इत्येतत्। बुद्धिः अन्तःकरणम्। तदा तस्मिन्काले योगम् अवाप्स्यसि विवेकप्रज्ञां समाधिं प्राप्स्यसि।।प्रश्नबीजं प्रतिलभ्य अर्जुन उवाच लब्धसमाधिप्रज्ञस्य लक्षणबुभुत्सया अर्जुन उवाच

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Translation · English

Rāmānuja

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2.53 Here 'Sruti' means hearing (and not the Veda). When your intellect, which, by hearing from us, has become specially enlightened, having for its object the eternal, unsurpassed and subtle self - which belongs to a class different from all other entities -, then the intellect is firmly fixed, i.e., in a single psychosis and stands unshaken. In such a concentrated mind, purified by the performance of duties without attachment, will be generated true Yoga, which consists in the vision of the self. What is said is this: Karma Yoga, which presupposes the knowledge of the real nature of the self obtained from the scriptures, leads to a firm devotion to knowledge known as the state of firm wisdom; and the state of 'firm wisdom;' which is in the form of devotion to knowledge, generates the vision of the self; this vision is here called Yoga. Arjuna, thus taught, estions about the nature of 'firm wisdom' which constitutes the means for the attainment of Yoga and which itself is attainable through Karma Yoga which consists in work with detachment, and also about the mode of behaviour of a man of 'firm wisdom.'

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Commentary · English

Swami Sivananda

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2.53 श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना perplexed by what hast heard? ते thy? यदा when? स्थास्यति shall stand? निश्चला immovable? समाधौ in the Self? अचला steady? बुद्धिः intellect? तदा then? योगम् Selfrealisation? अवाप्स्यसि (thou) shalt attain.Commentary When your intellect which is tossed about by the conflict of opinions regarding the Pravritti Marga (the path of action) and the Nivritti Marga (the path of retirement or renunciation) has become immovable without distraction and doubt and firmly established in the Self? then thou shalt attain Selfrealisation or knowledge of the Self (AtmaJnana).

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