Chapter 2, Verse 41
Sankhya Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
vyavasāya-ātmikā—resolute; buddhiḥ—intellect; ekā—single; iha—on this path; kuru-nandana—descendent of the Kurus; bahu-śhākhāḥ—many-branched; hi—indeed; anantāḥ—endless; cha—also; buddhayaḥ—intellect; avyavasāyinām—of the irresolute
English translation
Here, O joy of the Kurus, there is only one single-pointed determination; many-branched and endless are the thoughts of the indecisive.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Here; in this path to Bliss there is only one thought of a resolute nature there is singleminded determination. This single thought arises from the right source of knowledge. The student of Yoga collects all the dissipated rays of the mind. He gathers all of them through discrimination; dispassion and concentration. He is free from wavering or vacillation of the mind. The worldlyminded man who is suck in the mire of Samsara has no singleminded determination. He entertains countless thoughts. His mind is always unsteady and vacillating. If thoughts cease; Samsara also ceases. Mind generates endless thoughts and this world comes into being. Thoughts; and names and forms are inseparable. If the thoughts are controlled; the mind is controlled and the Yogi is liberated.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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