Bhagavad Gita (with commentary) · Chapter 6

iti śrīmat-paramahaṃsa-parivrājakācāryasya śrī-govinda-bhagavat-pūjya-pāda-śiṣyasya śrīmac-chaṃkara-bhagavataḥ kṛtau śrīmad-bhagavad-gītā-bhāṣye pañcamo 'dhyāyaḥ ||
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BhG 6
atha ṣaṣṭho 'dhyāyaḥ
(śaṅkarācārya-bhāṣyaḥ)
atītānantarādhyāyānte dhyāna-yogasya samyag darśanaṃ praty antaraṅgasya sūtra-bhūtāḥ ślokāḥ sparśān kṛtvā bahiḥ [Gītā 5.27] ity ādaya upadiṣṭaḥ | teṣāṃ vṛtti-sthānīyo 'yaṃ ṣaṣṭho 'dhyāya ārabhyate | tatra dhyāna-yogasya bahiraṅgaṃ karmeti yāvad dhyāna-yogārohaṇa-samarthas tāvad gṛhasthenādhikṛtena kartavyaṃ karma ity atas tat stauti |
nanu kim-arthaṃ dhyāna-yogārohaṇa-sīmā-karaṇam, yāvatānuṣṭheyam eva vihitaṃ karma yāvajjīvam | na, ārurukṣor muner yogaṃ karma kāraṇam ucyate [Gītā 3.3] iti viśeṣaṇāt | ārūḍhasya ca śamenaiva saṃbandha-karaṇāt | ārurukṣor ārūḍhasya ca śamaḥ karmaś cobhayaṃ kartavyatvenābhipretaṃ cet syāt tadārurukṣor ārūḍhasya ceti śama-karma-viṣaya-bhedena viśeṣaṇaṃ vibhāga-karaṇaṃ cānarthakaṃ syāt |
tatrāśramiṇāṃ kaścid yogam ārurukṣur bhavati | ārūḍhaś ca kaścit | anye nārurukṣavaḥ | na cārūḍhāḥ | tān apekṣyārurukṣor ārūḍhasya ceti viśeṣaṇaṃ vibhāga-karaṇaṃ copapadyata eveti cet, na | tasyaiveti vacanāt | punar yoga-grahaṇāc ca yogārūḍhasyeti | ya āsīt pūrvaṃ yogam ārurukṣus tasyaivārūḍhasya śama eva kartavyaḥ | kāraṇaṃ yoga-phalaṃ pratyucyateti | ato na yāvaj-jīvaṃ kartavyatva-prāptiḥ kasyacid api karmaṇaḥ | yoga-vibhraṣṭa-vacanāc ca |
gṛhasthasya cet karmiṇo yogo vihitaḥ ṣaṣṭhe 'dhyāye, sa yoga-vibhraṣṭo 'pi karma-gatiṃ karma-phalaṃ prāpnotīti tasya nāśāśaṅkānupapannā syāt | avaśyaṃ hi kṛtaṃ karma kāmyaṃ nityaṃ vā mokṣasya nityatvād anārabhyatve svaṃ phalam ārabhata eva | nityasya ca karmaṇo veda-pramāṇāvabuddhatvāt phalena bhavitavyam ity avocāma | anyathā vedasyānarthārthatva-prasaṅgād iti |
na ca karmaṇi saty ubhaya-vibhraṣṭa-vacanam arthavat | karmaṇo vibhraṃśa-kāraṇānupapatteḥ | karma kṛtam īśvare saṃnyasyety ataḥ kartari karma phalaṃ nārabhateti cen, na | īśvare saṃnyāsasyādhikatara-phala-hetutvopapatteḥ | mokṣāyaiveti cet, sva-karmaṇāṃ kṛtānām īśvare nyāso mokṣāyaiva, na phalāntarāya yoga-sahitaḥ |
yogāc ca vibhraṣṭa ity atas taṃ prati nāśa-śaṅkā yuktaiveti cet, na | ekākī yata-cittātmā nirāśīr aparigrahaḥ [Gītā 6.10] brahmacāri-vrate sthitaḥ [Gītā 6.14] iti karma-saṃnyāsa-vidhānāt | na cātra gṛhasthasya nirāśīr aparigrahaḥ ity ādi-vacanam anukūlam | ubhaya-vibhraṣṭa-praśnānupapatteś ca |
anāśrita ity anena karmiṇa eva saṃnyāsitvaṃ yogitvaṃ coktam, pratiṣiddhaṃ ca niragneḥ akriyasya ca saṃnyāsitvaṃ yogitvaṃ ceti cet, na | dhyāna-yogaṃ prati bahiraṅgasya sataḥ karmaṇaḥ phalākāṅkṣā-saṃnyāsa-stuti-paratvāt |
na kevalaṃ niragnir akriya eva saṃnyāsī yogī ca | kiṃ tarhi ? karmy api, karma-phalāsaṅgaṃ saṃnyasya karma-yogam anutiṣṭhan sattva-śuddhy-arthaṃ, sa saṃnyāsī ca yogī ca bhavatīti stūyate | na caikena vākyena karma-phalāsaṅga-saṃnyāsa-stutiś caturthāśrama-pratiṣedhaś copapadyate | na ca prasiddhaṃ niragner akriyasya paramārtha-saṃnyāsinaḥ śruti-smṛti-purāṇetihāsa-yoga-śāstreṣu vihitaṃ saṃnyāsitvaṃ yogitvaṃ ca pratiṣedhati bhagavān | sva-vacana-virodhāc ca - sarva-karmāṇi manasā saṃnyasya... naiva kurvan na kārayan āste [Gītā 5.13] maunī saṃtuṣṭo yena kenacit... aniketaḥ sthira-matiḥ [Gītā 12.19] vihāya kāmān yaḥ sarvān pumāṃś carati niḥspṛhaḥ [Gītā 2.71] sarvārambha-parityāgī [Gītā 12.16] iti ca tatra tatra bhagavatā sva-vacanāni darśitāni | tair virudhyetaś caturthāśrama-pratiṣedhaḥ
| tasmān muner yogam ārurukṣoḥ pratipanna-gārhasthyasyāgnihotrādi-karma phala-nirapekṣam anuṣṭhīyamānaṃ dhyāna-yogārohaṇa-sādhanatvaṃ sattva-śuddhi-dvāreṇa pratipadyata iti sa saṃnyāsī ca yogī ceti stūyate -
anāśritaḥ karma-phalaṃ kāryaṃ karma karoti yaḥ |
sa saṃnyāsī ca yogī ca na niragnir na cākriyaḥ

anāśrito -- nāśrito 'nāśritaḥ | kim ? karma-phalaṃ karmaṇāṃ phalaṃ karma-phalaṃ yat tad-anāśritaḥ, karma-phala-tṛṣṇā-rahita ity arthaḥ | yo hi karma-phale tṛṣṇāvān sa karma-phalam āśrito bhavati | ayaṃ tu tad-viparītaḥ, ato 'nāśritaḥ karma-phalam | evaṃbhūtaḥ san kāryaṃ kartavyaṃ nityaṃ kāmya-viparītam agnihotrādikaṃ karma karoti nirvartayati | yaḥ kaścid īdṛśaḥ karmī sa karmy antarebhyo viśiṣyate | ity evam artham āha - sa saṃnyāsī ca yogī ceti | saṃnyāsaḥ parityāgaḥ sa yasyāsti sa saṃnyāsī ca yogī ca | yogaś citta-samādhānaṃ sa yasyāsti sa yogī ceti evaṃguṇa-saṃpanno 'yaṃ mantavyaḥ | na kevalaṃ niragnir akriya eva saṃnyāsī yogī ceti mantavyaḥ | nirgatāḥ agnayaḥ karmāṅga-bhūtā yasmāt sa niragniḥ | akriyaś cānagni-sādhanāpy avidyamānāḥ
kriyās tapo-dānādikā yasyāsāv akriyaḥ

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nanu ca niragneḥ akriyasyaiva śruti-smṛti-yoga-śāstreṣu saṃnyāsitvaṃ yogitvaṃ ca prasiddham | katham iha sāgneḥ sa-kriyasya ca saṃnyāsitvaṃ yogitvaṃ cāprasiddham ucyata iti | naiṣa doṣaḥ, kayācid guṇa-vṛttyā ubhayasya saṃpipādayiṣitatvāt | tat katham ? karma-phala-saṃkalpa-saṃnyāsāt saṃnyāsitvam, yogāṅgatvena ca karmānuṣṭhānāt karma-phala-saṃkalpasya ca citta-vikṣepa-hetoḥ parityāgād yogitvaṃ ceti gauṇam ubhayam | na punar mukhyaṃ saṃnyāsitvaṃ yogitvaṃ cābhipretam ity etam arthaṃ darśayitum āha -
yaṃ saṃnyāsam iti prāhur yogaṃ taṃ viddhi pāṇḍava |
na hy asaṃnyasta-saṃkalpo yogī bhavati kaścana

yaṃ sarva-karma-tat-phala-parityāga-lakṣaṇaṃ paramārtha-saṃnyāsaṃ saṃnyāsam iti prāhuḥ śruti-smṛti-vidaḥ, yogaṃ karmānuṣṭhāna-lakṣaṇaṃ taṃ paramārtha-saṃnyāsaṃ viddhi jānīhi he pāṇḍāva | karma-yogasya pravṛtti-lakṣaṇasya tad-viparītena nivṛtti-lakṣaṇena paramārtha-saṃnyāsena kīdṛśaṃ sāmānyam aṅgīkṛtya tad-bhāva ucyate ity apekṣāyām idam ucyate - asti hi paramārtha-saṃnyāsena sādṛśyaṃ kartṛ-dvārakaṃ karma-yogasya | yo hi paramārtha-saṃnyāsī sa tyakta-sarva-karma-sādhanatayā sarva-karma-tat-phala-viṣayaṃ saṃkalpaṃ pravṛtti-hetu-kāma-kāraṇaṃ saṃnyasyati | ayam api karma-yogī karma kurvāṇa eva phala-viṣayaṃ saṃkalpaṃ saṃnyasyatīti | etam arthaṃ darśayiṣyann āha - na hi yasmād asaṃnyasta-saṃkalpo 'saṃnyasto 'parityaktaḥ saṅkalpo
'bhisandhir yena so 'saṃnyasta-saṅkalpaḥ kaścana kaścid api karmī yogī samādhānavān bhavati | na saṃbhavatīty arthaḥ | phala-saṃkalpasya citta-vikṣepa-hetutvāt | tasmād yaḥ kaścana karmī saṃnyasta-phala-saṃkalpo bhavet sa yogī samādhānavān avikṣipta-citto bhavet | citta-vikṣepa-hetoḥ phala-saṃkalpasya saṃnyastatvād ity abhiprāyaḥ | yogāṅgatvena karmānuṣṭhānāt karma-phala-saṅkalpasya vā citta-vikṣepa-hetoḥ parityāgāt yogitvaṃ ceti saṃnyāsitvaṃ cety abhipretam ucyate |[*NOTE: This last sentence not found in all editions.]

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evaṃ paramārtha-saṃnyāsa-karma-yogayoḥ kartṛ-dvārakaṃ saṃnyāsa-sāmānyam apekṣya yaṃ saṃnyāsam iti prāhur yogaṃ taṃ viddhi pāṇḍāva [Gītā 6.2] iti karma-yogasya stuty-arthaṃ saṃnyāsatvam uktam | dhyāna-yogasya phala-nirapekṣaḥ karma-yogo bahiraṅgaṃ sādhanam iti taṃ saṃnyāsatvena stutvādhunā karma-yogasya dhyāna-yoga-sādhanatvaṃ darśayati -
ārurukṣor muner yogaṃ karma kāraṇam ucyate |
yogārūḍhasya tasyaiva śamaḥ kāraṇam ucyate

ārurukṣor āroḍhum icchataḥ, anārūḍhasya, dhyāna-yoge 'vasthātum aśaktasyaivety arthaḥ | kasya tasyārurukṣoḥ ? muneḥ, karma-phala-saṃnyāsina ity arthaḥ | kim ārurukṣoḥ ? yogam | karma kāraṇaṃ sādhanam ucyate | yogārūḍhasya punas tasyaiva śamar upaśamaḥ sarva-karmabhyo nivṛttiḥ kāraṇaṃ yogārūḍhasya sādhanam ucyate ity arthaḥ | yāvad yāvat karmabhya uparamate, tāvat tāvat nirāyāsasya jitendriyasya cittaṃ samādhīyate | tathā sati sa jhaṭiti yogārūḍho bhavati | tathā coktaṃ vyāsena -
naitādṛśaṃ brāhmaṇasyāsti vittaṃ
yathaikatā samatā satyatā ca |
śīlaṃ sthitir daṇḍa-nidhānam ārjavaṃ
tatas tataś coparamaḥ kriyābhyaḥ || [Mbh 12.175.37] iti

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athedānīṃ kadā yogārūḍho bhavatīty ucyate -
yadā hi nendriyārtheṣu na karmasv anuṣajjate |
sarva-saṃkalpa-saṃnyāsī yogārūḍhas tadocyate

yadā samādhīyamāna-citto yogī hīndriyārtheṣv indriyāṇām arthāḥ śabdādayas teṣv indriyārtheṣu karmasu ca nitya-naimittika-kāmya-pratiṣiddheṣu prayojanābhāva-buddhyā nānuṣajjate 'nuṣaṅgaṃ kartavyatā-buddhiṃ na karotīty arthaḥ | sarva-saṃkalpa-saṃnyāsī sarvān saṃkalpān ihāmutrārtha-kāma-hetūna saṃnyasituṃ śīlam asyeti sarva-saṃkalpa-saṃnyāsī | yogārūḍhaḥ prāpta-yoga ity etat, tadā tasmin kāla ucyate | sarva-saṃkalpa-saṃnyāsīti vacanāt sarvāṃś ca kāmān sarvāṇi ca karmāṇi saṃnyasyed ity arthaḥ | saṃkalpa-mūlā hi sarve kāmāḥ - saṃkalpa-mūlaḥ kāmo vai yajñāḥ saṃkalpa-saṃbhavāḥ [Manu 2.3]
kāma jānāmi te mūlaṃ saṃkalpāt tvaṃ hi jāyase |
na tvāṃ saṃkalpayiṣyāmi tena me na bhaviṣyasi || [Mabh 12.177.25] ity ādi-smṛteḥ |
sarva-kāma-parityāge ca sarva-karma-saṃnyāsaḥ siddho bhavati | sa yathā-kāmo bhavati tat-kratur bhavati yat kratur bhavati tat karma kurute [BAU 4.4.5] ity ādi śrutibhyaḥ | yad yad dhi kurute jantus tat tat kāmasya ceṣṭitam [Manu 2.4] ity ādi-smṛtibhyaś ca | nyāyāc ca - na hi sarva-saṃkalpa-saṃnyāse kaścit spanditum api śaktaḥ | tasmāt sarva-saṃkalpa-saṃnyāsīti vacanāt sarvān kāmān sarvāṇi karmāṇi ca tyājayati bhagavān

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yadaivaṃ yogārūḍhaḥ, tadā tena ātmā udbhṛto bhavati saṃsārād anartha-jātāt | ataḥ -
uddhared ātmanātmānaṃ nātmānam avasādayet |
ātmaiva hy ātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ

uddharet saṃsāra-sāgare nimagnam ātmanātmānaṃ tata ut ūrdhvaṃ hared uddharet, yogārūḍhatām āpādayed ity arthaḥ | nātmānam avasādayet nādho nayeta, nādho gamayet | ātmaiva hi yasmād ātmano bandhuḥ | na hy anyaḥ kaścit bandhuḥ, yaḥ saṃsāra-muktaye bhavati | bandhur api tāvat mokṣaṃ prati pratikūla eva, snehādi-bandhanāyatanatvāt | tasmāt yuktam avadhāraṇam ātmaiva hy ātmano bandhur iti | ātmaiva ripuḥ śatruḥ | yo 'nyo 'pakārī bāhyaḥ śatruḥ so 'pi ātma-prayukta eveti yuktam evāvadhāraṇam ātmaiva ripur ātmana iti

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ātmaiva bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmana ity uktam | tatra kiṃ-lakṣaṇa ātmā ātmano bandhuḥ, kiṃ-lakṣaṇo vā ātmātmano ripur ity ucyate -
bandhur ātmātmanas tasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ |
anātmanas tu śatrutve vartetātmaiva śatruvat

bandhur ātmātmanas tasya, tasyātmanaḥ sa ātmā bandhur yenātmanātmaiva jitaḥ | ātmā kārya-karaṇa-saṃghāto yena vaśīkṛtaḥ, jitendriya ity arthaḥ | anātmanas tv ajitātmanas tu śatrutve śatru-bhāve varteta ātmaiva śatruvat, yathānātmā śatrur ātmano 'pakārī, tathātmā ātmano 'pakāre varteta ity arthaḥ

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jitātmanaḥ praśāntasya paramātmā samāhitaḥ |
śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu tathā mānāpamānayoḥ

jitātmanaḥ kārya-karaṇa-saṃghāta ātmā jito yena sa jitātmā tasya jitātmanaḥ, praśāntasya prasannāntaḥ-karaṇasya sataḥ saṃnyāsinaḥ paramātmā samāhitaḥ sākṣād-ātma-bhāvena vartate ity arthaḥ | kiṃ ca śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu tathā māne 'pamāne ca mānāpamānayoḥ pūjā-paribhavayoḥ samaḥ syāt

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jñāna-vijñāna-tṛptātmā kūṭastho vijitendriyaḥ |
yukta ity ucyate yogī sama-loṣṭāśma-kāñcanaḥ

jñāna-vijñāna-tṛptātmā jñānaṃ śāstrokta-padārthānāṃ parijñānam, vijñānaṃ tu śāstrato jñātānāṃ tathaiva svānubhava-karaṇam, tābhyāṃ jñāna-vijñānābhyāṃ tṛptaḥ saṃjātālaṃ-pratyayaḥ ātmāntaḥ-karaṇaṃ yasya sa jñāna-vijñāna-tṛptātmā, kūṭāstho 'prakampyaḥ, bhavatīty arthaḥ | vijitendriyaś ca | ya īdṛśaḥ, yuktaḥ samāhita iti sa ucyate kathyate | sa yogī sama-loṣṭāśma-kāñcanaḥ loṣṭāśma-kāñcanāni samāni yasya saḥ sama-loṣṭāśma-kāñcanaḥ

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kiṃ ca -
suhṛn-mitrāry-udāsīna-madhya-stha-dveṣya-bandhuṣu |
sādhuṣv api ca pāpeṣu sama-buddhir viśiṣyate

suhṛd ity ādi lokārdham ekaṃ padam | suhṛt iti pratyupakāram anapekṣya upakartā, mitraṃ snehavān, ariḥ śatruḥ, udāsīno na kasyacit pakṣaṃ bhajate, madhya-stho yo viruddhayor ubhayoḥ hitaiṣī, dveṣya ātmano 'priyaḥ, bandhuḥ saṃbandhī ity eteṣu sādhuṣu śāstrānuvartiṣu api ca pāpeṣu pratiṣiddha-kāriṣu sarveṣv eteṣu sama-buddhiḥ | kaḥ kiṃ-karmā ity avyāpṛta-buddhir ity arthaḥ | viśiṣyate, vimucyate iti vā pāṭhāntaram | yogārūḍhānāṃ sarveṣām ayam uttama ity arthaḥ

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ata evam uttama-phala-prāptaye -
yogī yuñjīta satatam ātmānaṃ rahasi sthitaḥ |
ekākī yata-cittātmā nirāśīr aparigrahaḥ

yogī dhyāyī yuñjīta samādadhyāt satataṃ sarvadātmānam antaḥ-karaṇaṃ rahasi ekānte giri-guhādau sthitaḥ san ekākī asahāyaḥ | rahasi sthitaḥ ekākī ceti viśeṣaṇāt saṃnyāsaṃ kṛtvā ity arthaḥ | yata-cittātmā cittam antaḥ-karaṇam ātmā dehaś ca saṃyatau yasya sa yata-cittātmā, nirāśīr vīta-tṛṣṇo 'parigrahaḥ parigraha-rahitaś cety arthaḥ | saṃnyāsitve 'pi tyakta-sarva-parigrahaḥ san yuñjīta ity arthaḥ

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athedānīṃ yogaṃ yuñjataḥ āsanāhāra-vihārādīnāṃ yoga-sādhanatvena niyamo vaktavyaḥ, prāpta-yogasya lakṣaṇaṃ tat-phalādi ca, ity ata ārabhyate | tatrāsanam eva tāvat prathamam ucyate -
śucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya sthiram āsanam ātmanaḥ |
nātyucchritaṃ nātinīcaṃ cailājina-kuśottaram

śucau śuddhe vivikte svabhāvataḥ saṃskārato vā, deśe sthāne pratiṣṭhāpya sthiram acalam ātmana āsanaṃ nātyucchritaṃ nātīva ucchritaṃ nāpy atinīcam, tac ca cailājina-kuśottaraṃ cailam ajinaṃ kuśāś cottare yasminn āsane tad āsanaṃ cailājina-kuśottaram | pāṭha-kramād viparīto 'tra kramaś cailādīnām

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pratiṣṭhāpya, kim ?
tatraikāgraṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yata-cittendriya-kriyaḥ |
upaviśyāsane yuñjyād yogam ātma-viśuddhaye

tatra tasminn āsana upaviśya yogaṃ yuñjyāt | katham ? sarva-viṣayebhya upasaṃhṛtya ekāgraṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yata-cittendriya-kriyaś cittaṃ cendriyāṇi ca cittendriyāṇi teṣāṃ kriyāḥ saṃyatā yasya sa yata-cittendriya-kriyaḥ | sa kim-arthaṃ yogaṃ yuñjyād ity āha - ātma-viśuddhaye 'ntaḥ-karaṇasya viśuddhy-artham ity etat

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bāhyam āsanam uktam | adhunā śarīra-dhāraṇaṃ katham ity ucyate -
samaṃ kāya-śiro-grīvaṃ dhārayann acalaṃ sthiraḥ |
saṃprekṣya nāsikāgraṃ svaṃ diśaś cānavalokayan

samaṃ kāya-śiro-grīvaṃ kāyaś ca śiraś ca grīvā ca kāya-śiro-grīvaṃ tat samaṃ dhārayan acalaṃ ca | samaṃ dhārayataś calanaṃ saṃbhavati | ato viśinaṣṭi - acalam iti | sthiraḥ sthiro bhūtvā ity arthaḥ | svaṃ nāsikāgraṃ saṃprekṣya samyak prekṣaṇaṃ darśanaṃ kṛtvaiveti | iva-śabdo lupto draṣṭavyaḥ | na hi sva-nāsikāgra-saṃprekṣaṇam iha vidhitsitam | kiṃ tarhi ? cakṣuṣo dṛṣṭi-saṃnipātaḥ | sa cāntaḥ-karaṇa-samādhānāpekṣo vivakṣitaḥ | sva-nāsikāgra-saṃprekṣaṇam eva ced vivakṣitam, manas tatraiva samādhīyeta, nātmani | ātmani hi manasaḥ samādhānaṃ vakṣyati ātma-saṃsthaṃ manaḥ kṛtveti | tasmād iva-śabda-lopenākṣṇor dṛṣṭi-saṃnipāta eva saṃprekṣya ity ucyate | diśaś cānavalokayan diśāṃ cāvalokanam antarā kurvan ity etat

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kiṃ ca -
praśāntātmā vigata-bhīr brahmacāri-vrate sthitaḥ |
manaḥ saṃyamya mac-citto yukta āsīta mat-paraḥ

praśāntātmā prakarṣeṇa śāntaḥ ātmāntaḥ-karaṇaṃ yasya so 'yaṃ praśāntātmā, vigata-bhīḥ vigata-bhayaḥ, brahmacāri-vrate sthitaḥ | brahmacāriṇo vrataṃ brahmacaryaṃ guru-śuśrūṣā-bhikṣānna-bhukty-ādi tasmin sthitaḥ | tad-anuṣṭhātā bhaved ity arthaḥ | kiṃ ca, manaḥ saṃyamya manaso vṛttīr upasaṃhṛtya ity etat, mac-citto mayi parameśvare cittaṃ yasya so 'yaṃ mac-cittaḥ, yuktaḥ samāhitaḥ sann āsīta upaviśet | mat-paro 'haṃ paro yasya so 'yaṃ mat-paro bhavati | kaścit rāgī strī-cittaḥ, na tu striyam eva paratvena gṛhṇāti | kiṃ tarhi ? rājānaṃ mahā-devaṃ vā | ayaṃ tu mac-citto mat-paraś ca

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athedānīṃ yoga-phalam ucyate -
yuñjann evaṃ sadātmānaṃ yogī niyata-mānasaḥ |
śāntiṃ nirvāṇa-paramāṃ mat-saṃsthām adhigacchati

yujan samādhānāṃ kurvann evaṃ yathoktena vidhānena sadātmanāṃ sarvadā yogī niyata-mānaso niyataṃ saṃyataṃ mānasaṃ mano yasya so 'yaṃ niyata-mānasaḥ, śāntim uparatiṃ nirvāṇa-paramāṃ nirvāṇaṃ mokṣas tat paramā niṣṭhā yasyāḥ śānteḥ sā nirvāṇa-paramā tāṃ nirvāṇa-paramām. mat-saṃsthāṃ mad-adhīnām adhigacchati prāpnoti

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idānīṃ yoginaḥ āhārādi-niyama ucyate -
nātyaśnatas tu yogo 'sti na caikāntam anaśnataḥ |
naś cātisvapna-śīlasya jāgrato naiva cārjuna

nātyaśnata ātma-saṃmitam anna-parimāṇam atītyāśnato 'tyaśnato na yogo 'sti | na caikāntam anaśnato yogo 'sti | yad u ha vā ātma-saṃmitam annaṃ tad avati tan na hinasti yad bhūyo hinasti tad yat kanīyo 'nnaṃ na tad avati [ŚatapathaB 9.2.1.2] iti śruteḥ | tasmāt yogī na ātma-saṃmitād annād adhikaṃ nyūnaṃ vāśnīyāt | athavā, yogino yoga-śāstre paripaṭhitād anna-parimāṇād atimātram aśnato yogo nāsti | uktaṃ hi -
ardhaṃ sa-vyañjanānnasya tṛtīyam udakasya ca |
vāyoḥ saṃcaraṇārthaṃ tu caturtham avaśeṣayet || ity ādi parimāṇam |
tathā - na cātisvapna-śīlasya yogo bhavati naiva cātimātraṃ jāgrato bhavati cārjuna ||
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kathaṃ punar yogo bhavatīty ucyate -
yuktāhāra-vihārasya yukta-ceṣṭasya karmasu |
yukta-svapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkhahā

yuktāhāra-vihārasya āhriyata ity āhāro 'nnam, viharaṇaṃ vihāraḥ pāda-kramaḥ, tau yuktau niyata-parimāṇau yasya sa yuktāhāra-vihāras tasya, tathā yukta-ceṣṭasya yuktā niyatā ceṣṭā yasya karmasu tasya | tathā yukta-svapnāvabodhasya yuktau svapnaś cāvabodhaś ca tau niyata-kālau yasya tasya, yuktāhāra-vihārasya yukta-ceṣṭasya karmasu yukta-svapnāvabodhasya yogino yogo bhavati duḥkhahā duḥkhāni sarvāṇi hantīti duḥkhahā, sarva-saṃsāra-duḥkha-kṣaya-kṛd yogo bhavatīty arthaḥ

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athādhunā kadā yukto bhavati ? ity ucyate -
yadā viniyataṃ cittam ātmany evāvatiṣṭhate |
niḥspṛhaḥ sarva-kāmebhyo yukta ity ucyate tadā

yadā viniyataṃ viśeṣeṇa niyataṃ saṃyatam ekāgratām āpannaṃ cittaṃ hitvā bāhyārtha-cintām ātmany eva kevale 'vatiṣṭhate, svātmani sthitiṃ labhate ity arthaḥ | niḥspṛhaḥ sarva-kāmebhyo nirgatā dṛṣṭādṛṣṭa-viṣayebhyaḥ spṛhā tṛṣṇā yasya yoginaḥ sa yuktaḥ samāhita ity ucyate tadā tasmin kāle

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tasya yoginaḥ samāhitaṃ yat cittaṃ tasyopamocyate -
yathā dīpo nivāta-stho neṅgate sopamā smṛtā |
yogino yata-cittasya yuñjato yogam ātmanaḥ

yathā dīpaḥ pradīpo nivāta-stho nivāte vāta-varjite deśe sthito neṅgate na calati, sopamā upamīyate 'nayety upamā yogajñaiś citta-pracāra-darśibhiḥ smṛtā cintitā yogino yata-cittasya saṃyatāntaḥ-karaṇasya yuñjato yogam anutiṣṭhata ātmanaḥ samādhim anutiṣṭhata ity arthaḥ

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evaṃ yogābhyāsa-balād ekāgrībhūtaṃ nivāta-pradīpa-kalpaṃ sat -
yatroparamate cittaṃ niruddhaṃ yoga-sevayā |
yatra caivātmanātmānaṃ paśyann ātmani tuṣyati

yatra yasmin kāle uparamate cittam uparatiṃ gacchati niruddhaṃ sarvato nivārita-pracāraṃ yoga-sevayā yogānuṣṭhānena, yatra caiva yasmiṃś ca kāla ātmanā samādhi-pariśuddhenāntaḥ-karaṇenātmānaṃ paraṃ caitanyaṃ jyotiḥ-svarūpaṃ paśyann upalabhamānaḥ sva evātmani tuṣyati tuṣṭiṃ bhajate

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kiṃ ca -
sukham ātyantikaṃ yat tad buddhi-grāhyam atīndriyam |
vetti yatra na caivāyaṃ sthitaś calati tattvataḥ

sukham ātyantikam atyantam eva bhavatīty ātyantikam anantam ity arthaḥ, yat tat buddhi-grāhyaṃ buddhyaiva indriya-nirapekṣayā gṛhyate iti buddhi-grāhyam atīndriyam indriya-gocarātītam aviṣaya-janitam ity arthaḥ, vetti tad īdṛśaṃ sukham anubhavati yatra yasmin kāle, na caivāyaṃ vidvān ātma-svarūpe sthitas tasmān naiva calati tattvatas tattva-svarūpān na pracyavata ity arthaḥ

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kiṃ ca -
yaṃ labdhvā cāparaṃ lābhaṃ manyate nādhikaṃ tataḥ |
yasmin sthito na duḥkhena guruṇāpi vicālyate

yaṃ labdhvā yam ātma-lābhaṃ labdhvā prāpyaś cāparam anyal lābhaṃ lābhāntaraṃ tato 'dhikam astīti na manyate na cintayati | kiṃ ca, yasmin ātma-tattve sthito duḥkhena śastra-nipātādi-lakṣaṇena guruṇā mahatāpi na vicālyate

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yatroparamate ity ādyārabhya yāvadbhir viśeṣaṇair viśiṣṭa ātmāvasthā-viśeṣo yoga uktaḥ -
taṃ vidyād duḥkha-saṃyoga-viyogaṃ yoga-saṃjñitam |
sa niścayena yoktavyo yogo 'nirviṇṇa-cetasā

taṃ vidyād vijānīyād duḥkha-saṃyoga-viyogaṃ duḥkhaiḥ saṃyogo duḥkha-saṃyogaḥ, tena viyogo duḥkha-saṃyoga-viyogaḥ, taṃ duḥkha-saṃyoga-viyogaṃ yoga ity eva saṃjñitaṃ viparīta-lakṣaṇena vidyād vijānīyād ity arthaḥ | yoga-phalam upasaṃhṛtya punar anvārambheṇa yogasya kartavyatocyate niścayānirvedayor yoga-sādhanatva-vidhānārtham | sa yathokta-phalo yogo niścayenādhyavasāyena yoktavyo 'nirviṇṇa-cetasā na nirviṇṇam anirviṇṇam | kiṃ tat ? cetas tena nirveda-rahitena cetasā cittenety arthaḥ

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kiṃ ca -
saṃkalpa-prabhavān kāmāṃs tyaktvā sarvān aśeṣataḥ |
manasaivendriya-grāmaṃ viniyamya samantataḥ

saṃkalpa-prabhavān saṃkalpaḥ prabhavo yeṣāṃ kāmānāṃ te saṃkalpa-prabhavāḥ kāmās tān tyaktvā parityajya sarvān aśeṣato nirlepena | kiṃ ca, manasaiva viveka-yuktena indriya-grāmam indriya-samudāyaṃ viniyamya niyamanaṃ kṛtvā samantataḥ samantāt

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śanaiḥ śanair uparamed buddhyā dhṛti-gṛhītayā |
ātmasaṃsthaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā na kiṃcid api cintayet

śanaiḥ śanair na sahasoparamed uparatiṃ kuryāt | kayā ? buddhyā | kiṃ-viśiṣṭayā ? dhṛti-gṛhītayā dhṛtyā dhairyeṇa gṛhītayā dhṛti-gṛhītayā dhairyeṇa yuktayā ity arthaḥ | ātma-saṃstham ātmani saṃsthitam ātmaiva sarvaṃ na tato 'nyat kiṃcid astīty evam ātma-saṃsthaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā na kiṃcid api cintayet | eṣa yogasya paramo vidhiḥ

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tatra evam ātma-saṃsthaṃ manaḥ kartuṃ pravṛtto yogī -
yato yato niścarati mana cañcalam asthiram |
tatas tato niyamyaitad ātmany eva vaśaṃ nayet

yato yato yasmād yasmān nimittāt śabdāder niścarati nirgacchati svabhāva-doṣān manaś cañcalam atyarthaṃ calam, ata evāsthiram, tatas tatas tasmāt tasmāt śabdāder nimittān niyamya tat-tan-nimittaṃ yāthātmya-nirūpaṇena śabdādeḥ nimittān niyamya tat-tan-namittaṃ yāthātmya-nirūpaṇena ābhāsīkṛtya vairāgya-bhāvanayā ca etat mana ātmany eva vaśaṃ nayet ātma-vaśyatām āpādayet | evaṃ yogābhyāsa-balāt yogina ātmany eva praśāmyati manaḥ

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praśānta-manasaṃ hy enaṃ yoginaṃ sukham uttamam |
upaiti śānta-rajasaṃ brahma-bhūtam akalmaṣam

praśāntamanasaṃ prakarṣeṇa śāntaṃ mano yasya saḥ praśāntamanās taṃ praśāntamanasaṃ hi enaṃ yoginaṃ sukham uttamaṃ nitiśayam upaiti upagacchati śānta-rajasaṃ prakṣīṇa-mohādi-kleśa-rajasam ity arthaḥ, brahma-bhūtaṃ jīvanmuktam brahmaiva sarvam ity evaṃ niścayavantaṃ brahma-bhūtam akalmaṣaṃ dharmādharmādi-varjitam

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yuñjann evaṃ sadātmānaṃ yogī vigata-kalmaṣaḥ |
sukhena brahma-saṃsparśam atyantaṃ sukham aśnute

yuñjann evaṃ yathoktena krameṇa yogī yogāntarāya-varjitaḥ sadā sarvadātmānaṃ vigata-kalmaṣo vigata-pāpaḥ, sukhenānāyāsena brahma-saṃsparśaṃ brahmaṇā pareṇa saṃsparśo yasya tat brahma-saṃsparrśaṃ sukham atyantam antam atītya vartata ity atyantam utkṛṣṭaṃ niratiśayam aśnute vyāpnoti

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idānīṃ yogasya yat phalaṃ brahmaikatva-darśanaṃ sarva-saṃsāra-viccheda-kāraṇaṃ tat pradarśayate -
sarva-bhūta-stham ātmānaṃ sarva-bhūtāni cātmani |
īkṣate yoga-yuktātmā sarvatra sama-darśanaḥ

sarva-bhūta-sthaṃ sarveṣu bhūteṣu sthitaṃ svam ātmānaṃ sarva-bhūtāni ca ātmani brahmādīni stamba-paryantāni ca sarva-bhūtāni ātmany ekatāṃ gatāni īkṣate paśyati yoga-yuktātmā samāhitāntaḥ-karaṇaḥ sarvatra sama-darśanaḥ sarveṣu brahmādi-sthāvarānteṣu viṣameṣu sarva-bhūteṣu samaṃ nirviśeṣaṃ brahmātmaikatva-viṣayaṃ darśanaṃ jñānaṃ yasya sa sarvatra sama-darśanaḥ

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etasyātmaikatva-darśanasya phalam ucyate -
yo māṃ paśyati sarvatra sarvaṃ ca mayi paśyati |
tasyāhaṃ na praṇaśyāmi sa ca me na praṇaśyati

yo māṃ paśyati vāsudevaṃ sarvasyātmānaṃ sarvatra sarveṣu bhūteṣu sarvaṃ ca brahmādi-bhūta-jātaṃ mayi sarvātmani paśyati, tasya evaṃ ātmaikatva-darśino 'ham īśvaro na praṇaśyāmi na parokṣatāṃ gamiṣyāmi | sa ca me na praṇaśyati sa ca vidvān me mama vāsudevasya na praṇaśyati na parokṣo bhavati, tasya ca mama caikātmakatvāt | svātmā hi nāmātmanaḥ priya eva bhavati | yasmāc cāham eva sarvātmaikatva-darśī

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ity etat pūrva-lokārthaṃ samyag darśanam anūdya tat-phalaṃ mokṣo 'bhidhīyate -
sarva-bhūta-sthitaṃ yo māṃ bhajaty ekatvam āsthitaḥ |
sarvathā vartamāno 'pi sa yogī mayi vartate

sarvathā sarva-prakāraiḥ vartamāno 'pi samyag-darśī yogī mayi vaiṣṇave parame pade vartate, nityam ukta eva saḥ, na mokṣaṃ prati kenacit pratibadhyate ity arthaḥ

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kiṃ cānyat -
ātmaupamyena sarvatra samaṃ paśyati yo 'rjuna |
sukhaṃ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṃ sa yogī paramo mataḥ

ātmaupamyena ātmā svayam evopamīyate 'nayety upamā | tasyā upamāyā bhāva aupamyaṃ tenātmaupamyena, sarvatra sarva-bhūteṣu samaṃ tulyaṃ paśyati yo 'rjuna, sa ca kiṃ samaṃ paśyatīty ucyate - yathā mama sukham iṣṭaṃ tathā sarva-prāṇināṃ sukham anukūlam | vā-śabdaś cārthe | yadi vā yac ca duḥkhaṃ mama pratikūlam aniṣṭaṃ yathā tathā sarva-prāṇināṃ duḥkham aniṣṭaṃ pratikūlaṃ ity evam ātmaupamyena sukha-duḥkhe 'nukūla-pratikūle tulyatayā sarva-bhūteṣu samaṃ paśyati, na kasyacit pratikūlam ācarati, ahiṃsaka ity arthaḥ | yaḥ evam ahiṃsakaḥ samyag darśana-niṣṭhaḥ, sa yogī parama utkṛṣṭo mato 'bhipretaḥ sarva-yogināṃ madhye

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etasya yathoktasya samyag-darśana-lakṣaṇasya yogasya duḥkha-saṃpādyatām ālakṣya śuśruṣur dhruvaṃ tat-prāpty-upāyam arjuna uvāca -
yo 'yaṃ yogas tvayā proktaḥ sāmyena madhusūdana |
etasyāhaṃ na paśyāmi cañcalatvāt sthitiṃ sthirām

yo 'yaṃ yogas tvayā proktaḥ sāmyena samatvena he madhusūdana etasya yogasyāhaṃ na paśyāmi nopalabhe, cañcalatvān manasaḥ | kim ? sthirām acalāṃ sthitim

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asiddham tat -
cañcalaṃ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa pramāthi balavad dṛḍham |
tasyāhaṃ nigrahaṃ manye vāyor iva suduṣkaram

cañcalaṃ hi manaḥ | kṛṣṇeti kṛṣater vilekhanārthasya rūpam | bhakta-jana-pāpādi-doṣākarṣāṇāt kṛṣṇaḥ, tasya saṃbuddhiḥ he kṛṣṇa | hi yasmāt manaś cañcalaṃ na kevalam atyarthaṃ cañcalam, pramāthi ca pramathana-śīlam, pramathnāti śarīram indriyāṇi ca vikṣipat sat para-vaśīkaroti | kiṃ ca - balavat prabalam, na kenacit niyantuṃ śakyam, durnivāratvāt | kiṃ ca - dṛḍhaṃ tantu-nāga-vad acchedyam | tasya evaṃbhūtasya manaso 'haṃ nigrahaṃ nirodhaṃ manye vāyor iva yathā vāyor duṣkaro nigrahas tato 'pi duṣkaraṃ manye ity abhiprāyaḥ

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śrī-bhagavān uvāca, evam etad yathā bravīṣi -
asaṃśayaṃ mahābāho mano durṇigrahaṃ calam |
abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇaś ca gṛhyate

asaṃśayaṃ nāsti saṃśayo mano durnigrahaṃ calam ity atra he mahābāho | kiṃtv abhyāsena tv abhyāso nāmaś citta-bhūmau kasyāṃcit samāna-pratyayāvṛttiś cittasya | vairāgyeṇa vairāgyaṃ nāma dṛṣṭādṛṣṭeṣṭa-bhogeṣu doṣa-darśanābhyāsād vaitṛṣṇyam | tena ca vairāgyeṇa gṛhyate vikṣepa-rūpaḥ pracāraś cittasya | evaṃ tan mano gṛhyate nigṛhyate nirudhyata ity arthaḥ

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yaḥ punar asaṃyatātmā, tena -
asaṃyatātmanā yogo duṣprāpeti me matiḥ |
vaśyātmanā tu yatatā śakyo 'vāptum upāyataḥ

asaṃyatātmanābhyāsa-vairāgyābhyām asaṃyataḥ ātmāntaḥ-karaṇaṃ yasya so 'yam asaṃyatātmā tenāsaṃyatātmanā yogo duṣprāpo duḥkhena prāpyateti me matiḥ | yas tu punar vaśyātmābhyāsa-vairāgyābhyāṃ vaśyatvam āpāditaḥ ātmā mano yasya so 'yaṃ vaśyātmā tena vaśyātmanā tu yatatā bhūyo 'pi prayatnaṃ kurvatā śakyo 'vāptuṃ yogar upāyato yathoktād upāyāt

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tatra yogābhyāsāṅgīkaraṇena ihaloka-paraloka-prāpti-nimittāni karmāṇi saṃnyastāni, yoga-siddhi-phalaṃ ca mokṣa-sādhanaṃ samyag darśanaṃ na prāptam iti, yogī yoga-mārgāt maraṇa-kāle calita-citta iti tasya nāśam āśaṅkayārjuna uvāca -
ayatiḥ śraddhayopeto yogāc calita-mānasaḥ |
aprāpya yoga-saṃsiddhiṃ kāṃ gatiṃ kṛṣṇa gacchati

ayatir aprayatnavān yoga-mārge śraddhayāstikya-buddhyā copeto yogād anta-kāle ca calitaṃ mānasaṃ mano yasya sa calita-mānaso bhraṣṭa-smṛtiḥ so 'prāpya yoga-saṃsiddhiṃ yoga-phalaṃ samyag-darśanaṃ kāṃ gatiṃ he kṛṣṇa gacchati

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kaccin nobhaya-vibhraṣṭaś chinnābhram iva naśyati |
apratiṣṭho mahābāho vimūḍho brahmaṇaḥ pathi

kaścit kiṃ na ubhaya-vibhraṣṭaḥ karma-mārgāt yoga-mārgāc ca vibhraṣṭaḥ san chinnābhram iva naśyati, kiṃ vā na naśyaty apratiṣṭho nirāśrayo he mahābāho vimūḍhaḥ san brahmaṇaḥ pathi brahma-prāpti-mārge

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etan me saṃśayaṃ kṛṣṇaś chettum arhasy aśeṣataḥ |
tvad-anyaḥ saṃśayasyāsya chettā na hy upapadyate

etan me mama saṃśayaṃ kṛṣṇaś chettum apanetum arhasy aśeṣataḥ | tvad-anyas tvatto 'nyaḥ ṛṣir devo vā cchettā nāśayitā saṃśayasyāsya na hi yasmād upapadyate na saṃbhavati | atas tvam eva cchettum arhasīty arthaḥ

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śrī-bhagavān uvāca -
pārtha naiveha nāmutra vināśas tasya vidyate |
na hi kalyāṇa-kṛt kaścid durgatiṃ tāta gacchati

he pārtha naiva iha loke nāmutra parasmin vā loke vināśas tasya vidyate nāsti | nāśo nāma pūrvasmāt hīnajanmaprāptiḥ sa yogabhraṣṭasya nāsti | na hi yasmāt kalyāṇakṛt śubhakṛt kaścit durgatiṃ kutsitāṃ gatiṃ he tāta, tanoti ātmānaṃ putrarūpeṇeti pitā tāta ucyate | pitaiva putreti putro 'pi tāta ucyate | śiṣyo 'pi putra ucyate | yato na gacchati

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kiṃ tv asya bhavati ? -
prāpya puṇya-kṛtāṃ lokān uṣitvā śāśvatīḥ samāḥ |
śucīnāṃ śrīmatāṃ gehe yoga-bhraṣṭo 'bhijāyate

yoga-mārge pravṛttaḥ saṃnyāsī sāmarthyāt prāpya gatvā puṇya-kṛtām aśvamedhādi-yājināṃ lokān, tatra coṣitvā vāsam anubhūya śāśvatīr nityāḥ samāḥ saṃvatsarān, tad-bhoga-kṣaye śucīnāṃ yathokta-kāriṇāṃ śrīmatāṃ vibhūti-matāṃ gehe gṛhe yoga-bhraṣṭaḥ abhijāyate

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atha vā yoginām eva kule bhavati dhīmatām |
etad dhi durlabhataraṃ loke janma yad īdṛśam

athavā śrīmatāṃ kulāt anyasmin yoginām eva daridrāṇāṃ kule bhavati jāyate dhīmatāṃ buddhimatām | etat hi janma, yat daridrāṇāṃ yogināṃ kule, durlabhataraṃ duḥkha-labhyataraṃ pūrvam apekṣya loke janma yad īdṛśaṃ yathokta-viśeṣaṇe kule

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yasmāt -
tatra taṃ buddhi-saṃyogaṃ labhate paurvadehikam |
yatate ca tato bhūyaḥ saṃsiddhau kurunandana

tatra yogināṃ kule taṃ buddhi-saṃyogaṃ buddhyā saṃyogaṃ buddhi-saṃyogaṃ labhate paurvadehikaṃ pūrvasmin dehe bhavaṃ paurvadehikam | yatate ca prayatnaṃ ca karoti tatas tasmāt pūrva-kṛtāt saṃskārāt bhūyo bahutaraṃ saṃsiddhau saṃsiddhi-nimittaṃ he kuru-nandana

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kathaṃ pūrva-deha-buddhi-saṃyogeti tad ucyate -
pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hy avaśo 'pi saḥ |
jijñāsur api yogasya śabda-brahmātivartate

yaḥ pūrva-janmani kṛto 'bhyāsaḥ sa pūrvābhyāsaḥ, tenaiva balavatā hriyate saṃsiddhau hi yasmād avaśo 'pi sa yoga-bhraṣṭaḥ | na kṛtaṃ ced yogābhyāsajāt saṃskārāt balavattaram adharmādi-lakṣaṇaṃ karma, tadā yogābhyāsa-janitena saṃskāreṇa hriyate | adharmaś cet balavattaraḥ kṛtaḥ, tena yogajo 'pi saṃskāro 'bhibhūyata eva, tat-kṣaye tu yogajaḥ saṃskāraḥ svayam eva kāryam ārabhate, na dīrgha-kālasthasyāpi vināśas tasyāstīty arthaḥ | ato jijñāsur api yogasya svarūpaṃ jñātum icchann api yoga-mārge pravṛttaḥ saṃnyāsī yoga-bhraṣṭaḥ, sāmarthyāt so 'pi śabda-brahma vedokta-karmānuṣṭhāna-phalam ativartate 'tikrāmaty apākariṣyati | kim uta buddhvā yo yogaṃ tan-niṣṭho 'bhyāsaṃ kuryāt

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kutaś ca yogitvaṃ śreya iti -
prayatnād yatamānas tu yogī saṃśuddha-kilbiṣaḥ |
aneka-janma-saṃsiddhas tato yāti parāṃ gatim

prayatnād yatamānaḥ, adhikaṃ yatamāna ity arthaḥ | tatra yogī vidvān saṃśuddha-kilbiṣo viśuddha-kilbiṣaḥ saṃśuddha-pāpo 'neka-janma-saṃsiddhir anekeṣu janmasu kiṃcit kiṃcit saṃskāra-jātam upacitya tena upacitenāneka-janma-kṛtena saṃsiddho 'neka-janma-saṃsiddhas tataḥ labdha-samyag-darśanaḥ san yāti parāṃ prakṛṣṭaṃ gatim

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yasmād evaṃ tasmāt -
tapasvibhyo 'dhiko yogī jñānibhyo 'pi mato 'dhikaḥ |
karmibhyaś cādhiko yogī tasmād yogī bhavārjuna

tapasvibhyo 'dhiko yogī, jñānibhyo 'pi jñānam atra śāstrārtha-pāṇḍityam, tadvadbhyo 'pi mato jñāto 'dhikaḥ śreṣṭha iti | karmibhyaḥ, agnihotrādi karma, tadvadbhyo 'dhiko yogī viśiṣṭo yasmāt tasmād yogī bhavārjuna

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yoginām api sarveṣāṃ mad-gatenāntarātmanā |
śraddhāvān bhajate yo māṃ sa me yuktatamo mataḥ