Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 6 · Verse 23

Dhyana Yoga 6, verse 23

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Bhagavad Gita · Dhyana Yoga 6 · Verse 23 Verified original

तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम् स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा

തം വിദ്യാദ് ദുഃഖസംയോഗവിയോഗം യോഗസംജ്ഞിതം സ നിശ്ചയേന യോക്തവ്യോ യോഗോഽനിര്‍വ്വിണ്ണചേതസാ

taṃ vidyād duḥkhasaṃyogaviyogaṃ yogasaṃjñitam sa niścayena yoktavyo yogo.anirviṇṇacetasā

English Translation

One should know that severance of contact with sorrow to be what is called Yoga. That Yoga has to be practised with perservance and with an undepressed heart.

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Explanation · English

In verses 20? 21 and 22 the Lord describes the benefits of Yoga? viz.? perfect satisfaction by resting in the Self? infinite unending bliss? freedom from sorrow and pain? etc. He further adds that this Yoga should be practised with a firm conviction and iron determination and with nondepression of heart. A spiritual aspirant with a wavering mind will not able to attain success in Yoga. He will leave the practice when he meets with some obstacles on the path. The practitioner must also be bold? cheerful and selfreliant.

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