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Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 6.36

Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 6.36 · 6 · Verse 36

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।।6.36।। असंयतात्मना अभ्यासवैराग्याभ्यामसंयतः आत्मा अन्तःकरणं यस्य सोऽयम् असंयतात्मा तेन असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्रापः दुःखेन प्राप्यत इति मे मतिः। यस्तु पुनः वश्यात्मा अभ्यासवैराग्याभ्यां वश्यत्वमापादितः आत्मा मनः यस्य सोऽयं वश्यात्मा तेन वश्यात्मना तु यतता भूयोऽपि प्रयत्नं कुर्वता शक्यः अवाप्तुं योगः उपायतः यथोक्तादुपायात्।।तत्र योगाभ्यासाङ्गीकरणेन इहलोकपरलोकप्राप्तिनिमित्तानि कर्माणि संन्यस्तानि योगसिद्धिफलं च मोक्षसाधनं सम्यग्दर्शनं न प्राप्तमिति योगी योगमार्गात् मरणकाले चलितचित्तः इति तस्य नाशमाशङ्क्य अर्जुन उवाच अर्जुन उवाच

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6.36 Me, My; matih, conviction; is iti, that; Yoga is dusprapah, difficult to be attained; asamyata-atmana, by one of uncontrolled mind, by one who has not controlled his mind, the internal organ, by practice and detachment. Tu, but, on the other hand; sakyah, Yoga is possible; avaptum, to be attained; yatata, by one who strives, who repeatedly makes effort; upayatah, through the means described above; and vasyatmany, by one of controlled mind, by him whose mind has been brought under control through practice and detachment. As to that, by accepting the practice of Yoga, actions leading to the attainment of this or the next world may be renounced by a yogi, and yet he may not attain the result of perfection in Yoga, i.e. full Illumination, which is the means to Liberation. Conseently, at the time of death his mind may waver from the path of Yoga. Apprehending that he may be thery ruined.