Chapter 2, Verse 64
Sankhya Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
rāga—attachment; dveṣha—aversion; viyuktaiḥ—free; tu—but; viṣhayān—objects of the senses; indriyaiḥ—by the senses; charan—while using; ātma-vaśhyaiḥ—controlling one’s mind; vidheya-ātmā—one who controls the mind; prasādam—the Grace of God; adhigachchhati—attains
English translation
But the self-controlled man, moving among objects with the senses restrained and free from attraction and repulsion, attains peace.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
The mind and the senses are naturally endowed with the two currents of attraction and repulsion. Therefore; the mind and the senses like certain objects and dislike certain other objects. But the disciplined man moves among senseobjects with the mind and the senses free from attraction and repulsion and mastered by the Self; attains to the peace of the Eternal. The senses and the mind obey his will; as the disciplined self has a very strong will. The disciplined self takes only those objects which are quite necessary for the maintenance of the body without any love or hatred. He never takes those objects which are forbidden by the scriptures. In this verse Lord Krishna gives the answer to Arjunas fourth question; How does a sage of steady wisdom move about (Cf. III.7.19; 25XVIII.9).
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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