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.
6.6 बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः। अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्
bandhur
Word meanings
bandhuḥ—friend;ātmā—the mind;ātmanaḥ—for the person;tasya—of him;yena—by whom;ātmā—the mind;eva—certainly;ātmanā—for the person;jitaḥ—conquered;anātmanaḥ—of those with unconquered mind;tu—but;śhatrutve—for an enemy;varteta—remains;ātmā—the mind;eva—as;śhatru-vat—like an enemy
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The Self is the friend of that Self by which the Self has been verily subdued; but in the case of a person with an unsubdued Self, the Self alone would abide in enmity like an enemy.
To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy.
The mind is the friend of him by whom the mind has been conquered. But for him whose mind is not conquered, the mind, like an enemy, remains hostile.
Of him, by whom has been conquered his very self by the self, his self is the friend of his self. But, for one who has not conquered his self, his self itself acts inimically like an enemy.
The self is the friend of the self for him who has conquered himself by the Self, but to the unconquered self, this self stands in the position of an enemy like the (external) foe.
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ध्यानयोग
Chapter 6: The Yoga of Meditation
dhyānayoga
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6.5 उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्। आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः
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Word meanings
uddharet—elevate;ātmanā—through the mind;ātmānam—the self;na—not;ātmānam—the self;avasādayet—degrade;ātmā—the mind;eva—certainly;hi—indeed;ātmanaḥ—of the self;bandhuḥ—friend;ātmā—the mind;eva—certainly;ripuḥ—enemy;ātmanaḥ—of the self
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Let a person lift themselves by themselves and let them not depress themselves. For, the self alone is the friend of the self and the self alone is the foe of the self.
Let him seek liberation by the help of his Highest Self, and let him never disgrace his own Self. For that Self is his only friend; yet it may also be his enemy.
One should raise the self by his own mind and not allow the self to sink; for the mind alone is the friend of the self, and the mind alone is the foe of the self.
One should save oneself by oneself; one should not lower oneself. For oneself is verily one's own friend; oneself is verily one's own enemy.
Let a man lift himself by his own Self alone; let him not lower himself, for this self alone is the friend of oneself and this self alone is the enemy of oneself.
