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Bhagavad Gita / Chapter 6 / Verse 4
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Bhagavad Gita 6.4

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यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्जते | सर्वसङ्कल्पसंन्यासी योगारूढस्तदोच्यते

Transliteration

yadā hi nendriyārtheṣu na karmasvanuṣajjate . sarvasaṅkalpasaṃnyāsī yogārūḍhastadocyate

English

Verily, [Verily: This word emphasizes the fact that, since attachment to sense objects like sound etc. and to actions is an obstacle in the path of Yoga, therefore the removal of that obstruction is the means to its attainment.] when a man who has given up thought about everything does not get attached to sense-objects or acitons, he is then said to be established in Yoga.

हिन्दी

जब (साधक) न इन्द्रियों के विषयों में और न कर्मों में आसक्त होता है तब सर्व संकल्पों के संन्यासी को योगारूढ़ कहा जाता है।।

Explanation — English

Yogarudha he who is enthroned or established in Yoga. When a Yogi? by keeping the mind ite steady? by withdrawing it from the objects of the senses? has attachment neither for sensual objects such as sound? nor for the actions (Karmas? Cf. notes to V.13)? knowing that they are of no use to him when he has renounced all thoughts which generate various sorts of desires for the objects of this world and of the next? then he is said to have become a Yogarudha.Do not think of senseobjects. The desires will die by themselves. How can you free yourself from thinking of the objects Think of God or the Self. Then you can avoid thinking of the objects. Then you can free yourself from thinking of the objects of the senses.Renunciation of thoughts implies that all desires and all actions should be renounced? because all desires are born of thoughts. You think first and then act (strive) afterwards to possess the objects of your desire for enjoyment.Whatever a man desires? that he willsAnd whatever he wills? that he does. -- Brihadaranyaka Upanishad? 4.4.5Renunciation of all actions necessarily follows from the renunciation of all desires.O desire I know where thy root lies. Thou art born of Sankalpa (thought). I will not think of thee and thou shalt cease to exist along with the root. -- Mahabharata? Santi Parva? 177.25Indeed desire is born of thought (Sankalpa)? and of thought? Yajnas are born. -- Manu Smriti? II.2

Explanation — हिन्दी

स्वयं को साधनावस्था का अनुभव होने से एक साधक को आरुरुक्ष की स्थिति समझना कठिन नहीं है। साधक के लिए निष्काम कर्म साधन है। कर्मों का संन्यास तभी करना चाहिए जब मन के ऊपर पूर्ण संयम प्राप्त हो गया हो। इसके पूर्व ही कर्मों का त्यागना उतना ही हानिकारक होगा जितना कि योगारूढ़त्व की अवस्था को प्राप्त होने पर कर्मों से मन को क्षुब्ध करना। उस अवस्था में तो साधन है शम। स्वाभाविक ही योगारूढ़ के लक्षणों को जानने की उत्सुकता सभी साधकों के मन में उत्पन्न होती है।इस श्लोक में श्रीकृष्ण मन रूपी अश्व पर आरूढ़ हुए पुरुष के बाह्य एवं आन्तरिक लक्षणों को दर्शाते हैं। उस पुरुष का एक लक्षण यह है कि वह मन से न इन्द्रियों के विषयों में आसक्त होता है और न जगत् में किये जाने वाले कर्मों में। इस कथन का शाब्दिक अर्थ लेकर परमसत्य का विचित्र हास्यजनक चित्र खींचने का प्रयत्न नहीं करना चाहिए। इसका अभिप्राय केवल इतना ही है कि ध्यानाभ्यास के समय साधक का मन विषयों तथा कर्मों से पूर्णतया निवृत्त होता है जिससे वह एकाग्रचित्त से ध्यान करने में समर्थ होता है। मन के सहयोग के बिना इन्द्रियों की स्वयं ही विषयों की ओर प्रवृत्ति नहीं हो सकती। यदि मन को आनन्दस्वरूप आत्मतत्त्व के ध्यान में लगाया जाय तो उस निर्विषय आनन्द का अनुभव कर लेने के उपरान्त वह स्वयं ही विषयों के क्षणिक सुखों की खोज में नहीं भटकेगा। किसी धनवान् व्यक्ति का हष्टपुष्ट पालतू कुत्ता स्थानस्थान पर रखे कूड़ेदानों में अन्न के कणों को नहीं खोजता।इन्द्रियों के भोग तथा कर्म से परावृत्त हुआ मन आत्मचिन्तन में स्थिर हो जाता है। यहाँ न अनुषज्जते शब्द पर विशेष ध्यान देने की आवश्यकता है। सज्जते को अनु यह उपसर्ग लगाकर भगवान यहाँ दर्शाते हैं कि उस पुरुष को विषयों से रंचमात्र भी आसक्ति नहीं होती।उपर्युक्त स्थिति को प्राप्त होने पर भी संभव है कि साधक अपने मन में ही उठने वाले संकल्पोंविकल्पों से क्षुब्ध हो जाय। बाह्य जगत् के विक्षेपों की अपेक्षा इन संकल्पों से उत्पन्न विक्षेप अधिक भयंकर होते हैं । भगवान् कहते हैं कि योगारूढ़ पुरुष न केवल बाह्य विक्षेपों से मुक्त है बल्कि इस संकल्प शक्ति के विक्षेपों से भी।स्पष्ट है कि ऐसे योगारूढ़ के लिए ध्यान की गति तीव्र करने के लिए शम की आवश्यकता होती है।योगारूढ़ पुरुष अनर्थ रूप संसार से अपना उद्धार कर लेता है। इसलिए

Sanskrit
English
यदा
when
हि
verily
न
not
इन्द्रयार्थेषु
in senseobjects
न
not
कर्मसु
in actions
अनुषज्जते
is attached
सर्वसङ्कल्पसंन्यासी
renouncer of all thoughts
योगारूढः
one who has attained to Yoga
तदा
then
उच्यते
is said.
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