6.2 यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव। न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन
yaṃ saṃnyāsam
Word meanings
yam—what;sanyāsam—renunciation;iti—thus;prāhuḥ—they say;yogam—yog;tam—that;viddhi—know;pāṇḍava—Arjun, the son of Pandu;na—not;hi—certainly;asannyasta—without giving up;saṅkalpaḥ—desire;yogī—a yogi;bhavati—becomes;kaśhchana—anyone
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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What the learned call renunciation, O son of Pandu, know that to be the same as the Yoga. For, without renouncing intention for fruit, one does not become a man of Yoga.
O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire.
That which is called Sannyasa (Jnana Yoga), know that to be Yoga (Karma Yoga), O Arjuna. For (among Karma Yogins) no one whose delusive identification of the body with the self is not abandoned, becomes a true Karma Yogin.
That which they call monasticism, know that to be Yoga, O Pandava, For, nobody who has not given up expectations can be a yogi.
Do thou, O Arjuna, know Yoga to be that which they call renunciation; no one verily becomes a Yogi who has not renounced thoughts!
6.4 यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्जते। सर्वसङ्कल्पसंन्यासी योगारूढस्तदोच्यते
yadā hi n
Word meanings
yadā—when;hi—certainly;na—not;indriya-artheṣhu—for sense-objects;na—not;karmasu—to actions;anuṣhajjate—is attachment;sarva-saṅkalpa—all desires for the fruits of actions;sanyāsī—renouncer;yoga-ārūḍhaḥ—elevated in the science of Yog;tadā—at that time;uchyate—is said
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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When a person indulges neither in what is desired by the senses nor in the actions for it, then, being a man who has renounced all intentions, he is said to have mounted on the path of Yoga.
When a man renounces even the thought of initiating action, when he is not interested in sense objects or any results which may flow from his acts, then in truth he understands spirituality.
For, when one loses attachment for the things of the senses and to actions, then has the abandoned all desires and is said to have climbed the heights of Yoga.
Verily, [Verily: This word emphasizes the fact that, since attachment to sense objects like sound etc. and to actions is an obstacle in the path of Yoga, therefore the removal of that obstruction is the means to its attainment.] when a man who has given up thought about everything does not get attached to sense-objects or actions, he is then said to be established in Yoga.
When a man is not attached to the sense-objects or to actions, having renounced all thoughts, then he is said to have attained to Yoga.
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ध्यानयोग
Chapter 6: The Yoga of Meditation
dhyānayoga
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6.3 आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते। योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते
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Word meanings
ārurukṣhoḥ—a beginner;muneḥ—of a sage;yogam—Yog;karma—working without attachment;kāraṇam—the cause;uchyate—is said;yoga ārūḍhasya—of those who are elevated in Yog;tasya—their;eva—certainly;śhamaḥ—meditation;kāraṇam—the cause;uchyate—is said
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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For a sage, who is desirous of mounting upon the Yoga, action is said to be the cause; for the same sage, when he has mounted upon the Yoga, stillness is said to be the cause.
For the sage who seeks the heights of spiritual meditation, practice is the only method, and when he has attained them, he must maintain himself there by continual self-control.
Action is said to be the means for the sage who seeks to climb the heights of Yoga; but when he has climbed the heights of Yoga, tranquillity is said to be the means.
For the sage who wishes to ascend to (Dhyana-) yoga, action is said to be the means. For that person, when he has ascended to (Dhyana-)yoga, inaction alone is said to be the means.
For a sage who wishes to attain to Yoga, action is said to be the means; for the same sage who has attained to Yoga, inaction (quiescence) is said to be the means.
