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SankhyaYoga
(Yoga of Knowledge) Synopsis:
1-10: Arjuna and Sri Krishna discussing Arjuna's
faint-heartedness.
11-30: SankhyaYoga explained.
31-38: The Kshatriya's duty to engage himself in fight.
39-53: Karmayoga, the Yoga of selfless action.
54-72: Marks the man of stable mind and his glories described.
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shlokas in groups 2.1-2.10 2.11-2.20
2.21-2.30
2.31-2.40
2.41-2.50 2.51-2.60 2.61-2.72 2.41
î®ã¯‡®¾¯râN¯…±vÜŠµ°Nµ°œ®
N®±Š®±w®0u®w® |
…œ®±ý¯P¯ œ®ãw®w¯Ùý®Ï …±u®Ü‡µ²°î®ã¯‰±w¯º
||41||
2.41 In this yoga
(Karmayoga, the science of disinterested action), O Arjuna,
spiritual intelligence is firmly resolved and directed only
towards one ideal; whereas the intellect of those ignorant
people who are moved by desires always wanders in numerous
directions. 2.42
‡®±ï±î®¾¯º y®¼™Þq¯º î¯X®º
y®äî®u®0q®ãïy®þÏq®: |
îµ°u®î¯u®Š®q¯: y¯s®Á w¯w®ãu®›Ù°r î¯vw®:
||42|| 2.43
N¯î®¾¯q¯âw®: š®æS®Áy®Š¯ cw®âN®î®±Áy®©y®äu¯w¬
|
O䇮¾¯ïýµ°Ç®…œ®±Œ¯º „µ²°Sµ°ý®æ‡®±ÁS®rº
y®är ||43|| 2.42-2.43
O Partha (the son of PriTha, Arjuna), People with limited
knowledge, presume speculative interpretations of the Vedic
writings, took upon the heaven as the supreme goal. They argue
that there is nothing beyond heaven and they are unwise. They
glorify only the statements in Vedic scriptures which sound
pleasing., recommending many ostentatious rituals to
attain pleasure, wealth, power and good birth. 2.44
„µ²Sµ¶ý®æ‡®±Áy®äš®N¯Ùw¯º
q®‡®¾¯y®œ®³q®Xµ°q®š¯º |
î®ã¯‡®¾¯râN¯ …±vÜ: š®î®¾¯u¹ w®
ïvð‡®±qµ ||44|| 2.44
They are deluded by sense of enjoyment, worldly pleasures and
power and they can not attain the intellect concentrated on
God. 2.45
qµäȶS®±oãïÇ®‡®¾¯ îµ°u¯ xšµôȶS®±nµ²ã
„®î¯c±Áw® |
xu®æÁ0uµ²æ° xq®ãš®q®æšµ²Ú°
x‡µ²Á°S®£µ°î®± Bq®âî¯w¬ ||45||
2.45 O Arjuna, the Vedic
writings deal with subjects in the three different
"Gunas" (modes of material nature); Become
self-realized, transcendent to these three modes with
pure spiritual consciousness, free from duality (like pleasure
and pain, victory and loss) and free from conceptions of
acquisition and preservation (of what has already been
attained). 2.46
‡®¾¯î®w¯s®Á Eu®y¯wµ š®î®Áq®:
š®0y®¼Èåqµ²°u®Nµ° |
q¯î¯w¬ š®îµÁ°Ç®± îµ°uµ°Ç®± „¯äœ®âoš®ã
ïb¯w®q®: ||46||
2.46 All that is
served in a water well is better served by a vast lake;
similarly all the purposes in all the Vedic Scriptures are
realized by someone who knows the ultimate truth. 2.47
N®î®±Ánµã°î¯vÃN¯Š®šµÙ ¯ y®Œµ°Ç®±
N®u¯X®w¯ |
¯ N®î®±Áy®©œµ°q®±„®²Á¯Á
qµ š®0Sµ²°š®ÙÉæN®î®±Áp ||47||
2.47 You certainly
have the right for the activities, but never at anytime in
their results. You should never be motivated by the results of
the actions, nor should there be any attachement in not doing
any activities. 2.48
‡µ²°S®š®Ú: N®±Š®± N®î®¾¯Áp š®0S®º
q®ãN¯ÙÉæ u®w®0c‡®± |
›u®Ü‡®±›u®Ü‡µ²°: š®îµ²° „®²q¯æ
š®î®±q®æº ‡µ²°Sµ EX®ãqµ ||48||
2.48 Dhananjaya (The
conqueror of wealth; that is Arjuna), perform your duties
established in Karmayoga, giving up attachment and become
neutral to success and failure; This neutrality is called
"Yoga", the science of uniting the individual
consciousness with the ultimate consciousness. 2.49
u®²Šµ°o Ÿ A®º N®î®±Á …±v܇µ²°S¯q¬
u®w®0c‡®± |
…±uµ²Ü° ý®Š®oº AxæX®Ð N®³y®o: y®©œµ°q®î®:
||49||
2.49 O Dhananjaya,
Discard the actions (karma) which are abominable and find
refuge in (Budhdhiyoga) the science of uniting the individual
consciousness with the ultimate consciousness. The poor and
wretched are those who look for their actions to bear
fruit. 2.50
…±v܇®±±Nµ²Ù° cœ¯r°œ® E„µ°
š®±N®³q®u®±Ç®Êȳqµ |
q®š¯âuµ²ã°S¯‡®± ‡®±±c㚮㠇µ²°S®:
N®î®±Áš®± N¹ý®©º ||50|| 2.50
One endowed with equanimity and intelligence will get rid of
both positive and negative reactions in this life. Therefore
strive for the practice of this yoga of equanimity. 2.51
N®î®±Ácº …±v܇®±±N¯Ù Ÿ y®©º
q®ãN¯ÙÉæ î®±x°™o: |
cw®â…0u®ïxî®±±ÁN¯Ù: y®u®º
S®X®Ð0q®ãw¯î®±‡®±º ||51|| 2.51 Wise
men, endowed with spiritual intelligence (possessing an
equipoised mind), give up the results of their actions and
they certainly free themselves from the bondage of birth and
death, hence attaining the state of supreme tranquility. 2.52
‡®±u¯ qµ îµ²°œ®N®ª©0
…±vÜî®ãÁrq®‹Ç®ã0r |
q®u¯ S®q®0r xÇ®Áuµ ýµ²ä°q®î®ãš®ã ý®±äq®š®ã
X® ||52|| 2.52 When
your spiritual intellect overcomes this myriad of confusion
and delusion of various statements, your mind will be
undistracted and becomes indifferent towards everything you
have heard and everything you have to hear. 2.53
ý®±ärïy®äry®q¯ä qµ ‡®±u¯ š¯®éÉãr
xý®ÏŒ¯ |
š®î®±u¯î®X®Œ¯ …±vÜš®Ùu¯ ‡µ²°S®î®±vî¯y®éÉãr
||53|| 2.53 When
your spiritual intellect, unaffected and uninfluenced by
confusing interpretations of Vedic scriptures remains steady;
at that time you will attain the Yoga (pure spiritual state of
unification with the Ultimate consciousness (or God) ) 2.54
Ac±Áw® Eî¯X®
›Úq®y®äcÝš®ã N¯ „¯ǯ
š®î®¾¯vÚ®Úš®ã Nµ°ý®î® |
›Õq®vð: Oº y®ä„¯ǵ°q® O¯›°q®
î®äbµ°q® Oº ||54|| 2.54
Arjuna Said:
O Keshava (the destroyer of Keshi, the evil), what are the
signs of one having perfect knowledge of God ? or one
who has absorbed the pure spiritual consciousness ? How does
one of stable mind speak ? How does he sit ? How does he walk
? 2.55
§°„®S®î¯w®±î¯X®
y®äcœ®r ‡®±u¯ N¯î®¾¯w¬ š®î¯Áw¬ y¯s®Á
î®±wµ²°S®q¯w¬ |
Bq®âwµã°î¯q®âw¯ q®±Ç®Ô:
›Úq®y®äcÝš®Ùuµ²°X®Ïqµ ||55|| 2.55
Sri Bhagavan Krishna said:
O Arjuna, when one gives up all cravings of mind (desire of
sense gratification that come up within one's mind), and is
satisfied by the self-realization in the pure state of one's
soul; then he is said to have stable mindset, the one who has
perfect knowledge. 2.56
u®±:Pµ°Ç®æw®±væS®Ýî®±w¯: š®±PµÇ®±
ïS®q®š®òœ®: |
ï°q®Š¯S®„®‡®±Nµ²ä°u® ›Úq®vð±ÁxŠ®±X®ãqµ
||56|| 2.56 The one
whose mind remains undisturbed by sorrow, without the cravings
for happiness, free of attachment and bonding,
passion, fear and anger, is called a stable mind with
steadfast consciousness. 2.57
‡®±: š®î®Áq¯äw®†Ãšµâ°œ®š¬ q®q¬ q®q¬
y¯äy®ã ý®±„¯ý®±„®º |
w¯†Ãw®0u®r w® uµæ°™Ô q®š®ã y®äb¯Ý y®är™Ôq¯
||57|| 2.57 One who
is unattached in every respect, neither rejoices or recoils
obtaining good or evil; he has stable mind with perfect
knowledge. 2.58
‡®±u¯ š®0œ®Š®qµ X¯‡®±º
N®²îµ²Á°0S®x°î® š®î®Áý®: |
C0v䇮¾¯p°0v䇮¾¯sµÁ°„®㚬 q®š®ã
y®äb¯Ý y®är™Ôq¯ ||58|| 2.58
When one withdraws his senses from all sense-objects, like
tortoise withdraws its limbs; he has stable mind with perfect
knowledge. 2.59
ïÇ®‡®¾¯ ïxî®q®Á0qµ xŠ¯œ¯Š®š®ã uµ°Ÿw®:
|
Š®š®î®cÁº Š®šµ²°y®ãš®ã y®Š®º
u®³Ç¯ÔÉæ xî®q®Áqµ ||59|| 2.59
When one does not enjoy the sense-objects with one's senses,
the sense-objects turn away, but the taste for these
sense-objects remains. However, even this desire for sense
enjoyment ceases when one has stable mind. 2.60
‡®±q®qµ²° œ®ãz N¹0qµ°‡®± y®¼Š®±Ç®š®ã
ïy®þÏq®: |
C0v䇮¾¯p y®äî®±t°x œ®Š®0r y®äš®„®º
î®±w®: ||60|| 2.60
O the son of Kunti (Kountheya=Arjuna), the senses are
turbulent by nature, will forcibly carry away minds of even
the wise man who has sound judgment. 2.61
q¯x š®î¯Áp š®0‡®±º‡®± ‡®±±N®Ù
B›°q® î®±q®ÞŠ®: |
î®ýµ²° Ÿ ‡®±šµã°0v䇮¾¯p q®š®ã
y®äb¯Ý y®är™Õq¯ ||61|| 2.61
Keeping all the senses under control, the self-controlled one
should meditate, devoting the self to me (God). The one
who has his senses under control is said to have a stable mind
and perfect knowledge. 2.62
u¯㇮±qµ²° ïÇ®‡®¾¯w¬ y®¼0š®:
š®0S®šµÙÇ®²y®b¯‡®±qµ |
š®0S®q¬ š®0b¯‡®±qµ N¯î®±: N¯î®¾¯q¬
Nµ²ä°uµ²°†Ãb¯‡®±qµ ||62|| 2.62
When one concentrates on sense objects, he develops an
attachment towards them. Desire is born out of attachment and
anger results out of desire. 2.63
Nµ²ä°u¯q¬ „®î®r š®îµ²â°œ®:
š®îµ²â°œ¯q¬ š®âȳrï„®äî®±: |
š®âȳr„®ä0ý¯u®±…±vÜw¯ýµ²° …±vÜw¯ý¯q¬
y®äoý®ãr ||63|| 2.63
Delusion/Infatuation occurs because of Anger, confusion of
memory occurs due to delusion, delusion resulting in loss of
reasoning; after flawed reasoning, one just perishes. 2.64
Š¯S®uµæ°Ç®ï‡®±±NµÙȶš®±Ù ïÇ®‡®¾¯x0v䇵±¶ý®ÏŠ®w¬
|
Bq®âî®ýµãȶïÁuµ°‡®¾¯q¯â y®äš¯u®î®±vÃS®X®Ðr
||64|| 2.64 But the
self-controlled man (known as a "Sadhaka") who
follows the Vedic writings freed from attachment and
aversions, self-governing his senses, even while enjoying the
various sense objects; he will attain the ultimate stability
of mind and personality. 2.65
y®äš¯uµ° š®î®Áu®±:P¯w¯º œ¯xŠ®šµ²ã°y®b¯‡®±qµ
|
y®äš®w®ÝXµ°q®šµ² œ¯ãý®± …±vÜ: y®‡®±Áî®rÇ®Õqµ
||65|| 2.65 When
one attains that level (of the ultimate stability of mind and
personality), it will be the end of all miseries for such
tranquil mind; very soon such a happy minded person, will be
completely established and concentrated in God. 2.66
w¯›Ù †vÜŠ®‡®±±N®Ùš®ã w® X¯‡®±±N®Ùš®ã
„¯î®w¯
w® X¯„¯®±q®: ý¯0rŠ®ý¯0q®š®ã
N®±q®: š®±Qº ||66|| 2.66
One with uncontrolled mind can not attain spiritual
intelligence, and one with lack of spiritual intelligence
can not meditate and think of God. He who can not
meditate can have no peace of mind and hence no happiness. 2.67
C0v䇮¾¯n¯º Ÿ X®Š®q¯º ‡®±w®âwµ²°w®±ïvð‡®±qµ
|
q®u®š®ã œ®Š®r y®äb¯Ý0 ®±±w¯Áî®ï±î¯0„®›
||67|| 2.67 If the
wandering mind gets engrossed with any of the senses, it
definitely makes his intelligence go astray.. like a boat
moved away by the wind. 2.68
q®š¯âu®ãš®ã î®±œ¯„¯œµ² xS®´Ÿ°q¯x
š®î®Áý®: |
C0v䇮¾¯p°0v䇮¾¯sµÁ°„®㚮ٚ®ã
y®äb¯Ý y®är™Õq¯ ||68|| 2.68
O Mighty Armed Arjuna, Therefore, one who has his senses
completely under control is said to have a stable mind and
established a perfect knowledge. 2.69
‡®¾¯ xý¯ š®î®Á„®²q¯w¯º q®š¯ãº
b¯S®rÁ š®0‡®±ï±° |
‡®±š¯ãº b¯S®är „®²q¯x š¯ xý¯
y®ý®ãqµ²° î®±±wµ: ||69|| 2.69 That
which is night to all the beings, in that night, the
self-controlled (and one who has realized the perfect
knowledge) is awake, when all the beings are awake (and are
enjoying the desires of senses), it is the night for the
self-controlled sage. 2.70
Ay®½‡®±Á¯oî®±X®©y®ärǮպ î®±±u®ä¯y®:
y®äïý¯0r ‡®±u®æq¬ |
q®u®æq¯Êî®± ‡®±º y®äïý®0r š®îµÁ° š®
ý¯0r¯yµ½ä°r w® N¯î®±N¯ï±° ||70||
2.70 He attains
peace, who can get the all the enjoyments to merge themselves;
like the undisturbed ocean though it is full of water on all
sides and has many rivers joining it. The one with desires of
enjoyment will not attain peace. 2.71
‡®± N¯î®¾¯w®ã:
š®î¯Á0y®¼î®¾¯0ý®ÏŠ®r x:š®ÞÈ´œ®: |
xî®±Áîµ²° xŠ®œ®0N¯Š®: š® ý¯0rî®±vÃS®X®Ðr
||71|| 2.71 He will
attain peace who has given up all desires, and is free from
attachment, ego, sense of ownership. 2.72
Iǯ „¯äŸâ° ›Úr: y¯s®Á wµ¶w¯º y¯äy®ã
ïî®±±œ®ãr |
›Úq¯æš¯ãî®±0q®N¯Œµ°z …䜮âxî¯Áoî®±´X®Ïr
||72|| 2.72 O
Partha (Arjuna), once having realized the perfect knowledge
and the ultimate truth, one is never deluded even at the
moment of death. Once in such a state, "Brahma Nirvana"
(liberation from material existence and attaining the ultimate
consciousness) is assured. Lº
q®q¯évr §°î®±u¬„®S®î®vÌ°q¯š®²y®xÇ®q®±é
…䜮âïu¯ã‡®¾¯º
‡µ²°S®ý¯šµô° §°N®´Ç¯Øc±Áw®š®ºî¯uµ°
š¯0Qㇵ²°Sµ²° w¯î®± vær°‡µ²°u¯㇮±:
||2||
Thus, in the Upanishath sung
by the Bhagavan, the Science of Brahma, the Yogic writings,
the dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna, ends the Second chapter
titled "SankhyaYoga".
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