Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 18.33
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 18.33 · 18 · Verse 33
Sanskrit Original
।।18.33।।यया धृत्या योगेन अव्यभिचारिण्या मनःप्राणेन्द्रियाणां क्रियाः पुरुषो धारयते योगो मोक्षसाधनभूतं भगवदुपासनम् योगेन प्रयोजनभूतेन अव्यभिचारिण्या योगोद्देशेन प्रवृत्ताः तत्साधनभूता मनःप्रभृतीनां क्रियाः यया धृत्या धारयते? सा सात्त्विकी इत्यर्थः।
18.33 That Dhrti by which one through unswerving Yoga sustains the activities of the mind and the vital force and the sense-organs is said to be of the nature of Sattva. 'Yoga is worship of the Lord which forms the means for release. The meaning is that the Dhrti or fortitude by means of which one sustains the activities of the mind and other organs in the practice of Yoga (worship) until one's object is accomplished, is of the nature of Sattva.