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BG 6.46 (1972)

BG 6.46 (1983+)

please wait#div class="mw-parser-output"# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="TEXT_46"#TEXT 46#/span##/h4# #div class="devanagari"# #dl##dd#तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः ।#/dd# #dd#कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन ॥४६॥#/dd##/dl# #/div# #div class="verse"# #dl##dd#tapasvibhyo 'dhiko yogī#/dd# #dd#jñānibhyo 'pi mato 'dhikaḥ#/dd# #dd#karmibhyaś cādhiko yogī#/dd# #dd#tasmād yogī bhavārjuna#/dd##/dl# #/div# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="SYNONYMS"#SYNONYMS#/span##/h4# #div class="synonyms"# #p##i#tapasvibhyaḥ#/i#—than the ascetic; #i#adhikaḥ#/i#—greater; #i#yogī#/i#—the #i#yogī;#/i# #i#jñānibhyaḥ#/i#—than the wise; #i#api#/i#—also; #i#mataḥ#/i#—considered; #i#adhikaḥ#/i#—greater than; #i#karmibhyaḥ#/i#—than the fruitive worker; #i#ca#/i#—also; #i#adhikaḥ#/i#—greater than; #i#yogī#/i#—the #i#yogī;#/i# #i#tasmāt#/i#—therefore; #i#yogī#/i#—a transcendentalist; #i#bhava#/i#—just become; #i#arjuna#/i#—O Arjuna. #/p# #/div# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="TRANSLATION"#TRANSLATION#/span##/h4# #div class="translation"# #p#A yogī is greater than the ascetic, greater than the empiricist and greater than the fruitive worker. Therefore, O Arjuna, in all circumstances, be a yogī. #/p# #/div# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="PURPORT"#PURPORT#/span##/h4# #div class="purport"# #p#When we speak of #i#yoga#/i# we refer to linking up our consciousness with the Supreme Absolute Truth. Such a process is named differently by various practitioners in terms of the particular method adopted. When the linking up process is predominantly in fruitive activities, it is called #i#karma-yoga#/i#, when it is predominantly empirical, it is called #i#jñāna-yoga#/i#, and when it is predominantly in a devotional relationship with the Supreme Lord, it is called #i#bhakti-yoga. Bhakti-yoga#/i# or Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the ultimate perfection of all #i#yogas#/i#, as will be explained in the next verse. The Lord has confirmed herein the superiority of #i#yoga#/i#, but He has not mentioned that it is better than #i#bhakti-yoga. Bhakti-yoga#/i# is full spiritual knowledge, and as such, nothing can excel it. Asceticism without self-knowledge is imperfect. Empiric knowledge without surrender to the Supreme Lord is also imperfect. And fruitive work without Kṛṣṇa consciousness is a waste of time. Therefore, the most highly praised form of #i#yoga#/i# performance mentioned here is #i#bhakti-yoga#/i#, and this is still more clearly explained in the next verse. #/p# #/div# #/div# please wait#div class="mw-parser-output"# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="TEXT_46"#TEXT 46#/span##/h4# #div class="devanagari"# #dl##dd#तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः ।#/dd# #dd#कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन ॥४६॥#/dd##/dl# #/div# #div class="verse"# #dl##dd#tapasvibhyo 'dhiko yogī#/dd# #dd#jñānibhyo 'pi mato 'dhikaḥ#/dd# #dd#karmibhyaś cādhiko yogī#/dd# #dd#tasmād yogī bhavārjuna#/dd##/dl# #/div# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="SYNONYMS"#SYNONYMS#/span##/h4# #div class="synonyms"# #p##i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tapasvibhyaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#tapasvibhyaḥ#/i# — than the ascetics; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=adhikaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#adhikaḥ#/i# — greater; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yogī&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#yogī#/i# — the #i#yogī; #/i# #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jñānibhyaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#jñānibhyaḥ#i# — than the wise; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=api&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#api#i# — also; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mataḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#mataḥ#i# — considered; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=adhikaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#adhikaḥ#i# — greater; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=karmibhyaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#karmibhyaḥ#i# — than the fruitive workers; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ca&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ca#i# — also; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=adhikaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#adhikaḥ#i# — greater; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yogī&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#yogī#i# — the #/i#yogī; #i# #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tasmāt&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#tasmāt#/i# — therefore; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yogī&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#yogī#/i# — a transcendentalist; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhava&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#bhava#/i# — just become; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=arjuna&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#arjuna#/i# — O Arjuna. #/p# #/div# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="TRANSLATION"#TRANSLATION#/span##/h4# #div class="translation"# #p#A yogī is greater than the ascetic, greater than the empiricist and greater than the fruitive worker. Therefore, O Arjuna, in all circumstances, be a yogī. #/p# #/div# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="PURPORT"#PURPORT#/span##/h4# #div class="purport"# #p#When we speak of #i#yoga#/i# we refer to linking our consciousness with the Supreme Absolute Truth. Such a process is named differently by various practitioners in terms of the particular method adopted. When the linking process is predominantly in fruitive activities it is called #i#karma-yoga#/i#, when it is predominantly empirical it is called #i#jñāna-yoga#/i#, and when it is predominantly in a devotional relationship with the Supreme Lord it is called #i#bhakti-yoga#/i#. #i#Bhakti-yoga#/i#, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, is the ultimate perfection of all #i#yogas#/i#, as will be explained in the next verse. The Lord has confirmed herein the superiority of #i#yoga#/i#, but He has not mentioned that it is better than #i#bhakti-yoga#/i#. #i#Bhakti-yoga#/i# is full spiritual knowledge, and therefore nothing can excel it. Asceticism without self-knowledge is imperfect. Empiric knowledge without surrender to the Supreme Lord is also imperfect. And fruitive work without Kṛṣṇa consciousness is a waste of time. Therefore, the most highly praised form of #i#yoga#/i# performance mentioned here is #i#bhakti-yoga#/i#, and this is still more clearly explained in the next verse. #/p# #/div# #/div#
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