आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते | योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते
ārurukṣormuneryogaṃ karma kāraṇamucyate . yogārūḍhasya tasyaiva śamaḥ kāraṇamucyate
Pour le sage qui désire s'élever au yoga, l'action est dite être le moyen. Pour celui qui a atteint le yoga, le calme (l'inaction) est alors dit être le moyen.
For the sage who wishes to ascend to (Dhyana-) yoga, action is said to be the means. For that person, when he has ascended to (Dhyana-)yoga, inaction alone is said to be the means.
Ce verset décrit la progression sur le chemin du yoga. Pour le débutant (ārurukṣu), l'action désintéressée (karma yoga) est essentielle pour purifier l'esprit et le préparer à la méditation. Une fois que le yogi est établi dans le yoga (yogārūḍha), c'est le calme intérieur et le renoncement aux actions extérieures qui deviennent le moyen de maintenir et d'approfondir son état de réalisation.
For a man who cannot practise meditation for a long time and who is not able to keep his mind steady in meditation? action is a means to get himself enthroned in Yoga. Action purifies his mind and makes the mind fit for the practice of steady meditation. Action leads to steady concentration and meditation.For the sage who is enthroned in Yoga? Sama or renunciation of actions is said to be the means.The more perfectly he abstains from actions? the more steady his mind is? and the more peaceful,he is? the more easily and thoroughly does his mind get fixed in the Self. For a Brahmana there is no wealth like unto the knowledge of oneness and homogeneity (of the Self in all beings)? truthfulness? good character? steadiness? harmlessness? straightforwardness and renunciation of all actions. (Mahabharata? Santi Parva? 175.38)