Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 6.8
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 6.8 · 6 · Verse 8
Sanskrit Original
।।6.8।।ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा आत्मस्वरूपविषयेण ज्ञानेन तस्य च प्रकृतिविसजातीयाकारविषयेण विज्ञानेन च तृप्तमनाः कूटस्थः देवाद्यवस्थासु अनुवर्तमानः सर्वसाधारणज्ञानैकाकारात्मनि स्थितः तत्र एव विजितेन्द्रियः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः प्रकृतिविविक्तस्वरूपनिष्ठतया प्राकृतवस्तुविशेषेषु भोग्यत्वाभावात् लोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनेषु समप्रयोजनो यः कर्मयोगी स युक्त इति उच्यते आत्मावलोकनरूपयोगाभ्यासार्ह उच्यते।तथा च
6.8 That Karma Yogin whose mind is content with the knowledge of the self and the knowledge of the difference, i.e., whose mind is content with the knowledge concerning the real nature of the self as well as with the knowledge of the difference of Its nature from Prakrti; 'who is established in the self' (Kutasthah), i.e., who remains as the self which is of the uniform nature of knowledge in all stages of evolution as men, gods etc. whose senses are therefore subdued; and to whom 'earth, stone and gold are of eal value' because of his lack of interest in any material objects of enjoyment on account of his intense earnestness to know the real nature of the self as different from Prakrti - he, that Karma Yogi, is called integrated i.e., fit for the practice of Yoga which is of the nature of the vision of the self. And also.