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śrī-bhagavān uvāca | :śrī-bhagavān uvāca | ||
yogasya lakṣaṇaṁ vakṣye | :yogasya lakṣaṇaṁ vakṣye | ||
sabījasya nṛpātmaje | :sabījasya nṛpātmaje | ||
mano yenaiva vidhinā | :mano yenaiva vidhinā | ||
prasannaṁ yāti sat-patham | :prasannaṁ yāti sat-patham | ||
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śrī-bhagavān | ''śrī-bhagavān uvāca''—the Personality of Godhead said; ''yogasya''—of the ''yoga'' system; ''lakṣaṇam''—description; ''vakṣye''—I shall explain; ''sabījasya''—authorized; ''nṛpa-ātma-je''—O daughter of the King; ''manaḥ''—the mind; ''yena''—by which; ''eva''—certainly; ''vidhinā''—by practice; ''prasannam''—joyful; ''yāti''—attains; ''sat-patham''—the path of the Absolute Truth. | ||
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The Personality of Godhead said: My dear mother, O daughter of the King, now I shall explain to you the system of yoga, the object of which is to concentrate the mind. By practicing this system one can become joyful and progressively advance towards the path of the Absolute Truth. | The Personality of Godhead said: My dear mother, O daughter of the King, now I shall explain to you the system of yoga, the object of which is to concentrate the mind. By practicing this system one can become joyful and progressively advance towards the path of the Absolute Truth. | ||
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The yoga process explained by Lord Kapiladeva in this chapter is authorized and standard, and therefore these instructions should be followed very carefully. To begin, the Lord says that by yoga practice one can make progress towards understanding the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the previous chapter it has been clearly stated that the desired result of yoga is not to achieve some wonderful mystic power. One should not be at all attracted by such mystic power, but should attain progressive realization on the path of understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā, which states in the last verse of the Sixth Chapter that the greatest yogī is he who constantly thinks of Kṛṣṇa within himself, or he who is Kṛṣṇa conscious. | The ''yoga'' process explained by Lord Kapiladeva in this chapter is authorized and standard, and therefore these instructions should be followed very carefully. To begin, the Lord says that by ''yoga'' practice one can make progress towards understanding the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the previous chapter it has been clearly stated that the desired result of ''yoga'' is not to achieve some wonderful mystic power. One should not be at all attracted by such mystic power, but should attain progressive realization on the path of understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is also confirmed in [[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']], which states in the last verse of the Sixth Chapter that the greatest ''yogī'' is he who constantly thinks of Kṛṣṇa within himself, or he who is Kṛṣṇa conscious. | ||
It is stated here that by following the system of yoga one can become joyful. Lord Kapila, the Personality of Godhead, who is the highest authority on yoga, here explains the yoga system known as aṣṭāṅga-yoga, which comprises eight different practices, namely yama, niyama, āsana, prāṇāyāma, pratyāhāra, dhāraṇā, dhyāna and samādhi. By all these stages of practice one must realize Lord Viṣṇu, who is the target of all yoga. There are so-called yoga practices in which one concentrates the mind on voidness or on the impersonal, but this is not approved by the authorized yoga system as explained by Kapiladeva. Even Patañjali explains that the target of all yoga is Viṣṇu. Aṣṭāṅga-yoga is therefore part of Vaiṣṇava practice because its ultimate goal is realization of Viṣṇu. The achievement of success in yoga is not acquisition of mystic power, which is condemned in the previous chapter, but, rather, freedom from all material designations and situation in one's constitutional position. That is the ultimate achievement in yoga practice. | It is stated here that by following the system of ''yoga'' one can become joyful. Lord Kapila, the Personality of Godhead, who is the highest authority on ''yoga'', here explains the ''yoga'' system known as ''aṣṭāṅga-yoga'', which comprises eight different practices, namely ''yama, niyama, āsana, prāṇāyāma, pratyāhāra, dhāraṇā, dhyāna'' and ''samādhi''. By all these stages of practice one must realize Lord Viṣṇu, who is the target of all ''yoga''. There are so-called ''yoga'' practices in which one concentrates the mind on voidness or on the impersonal, but this is not approved by the authorized ''yoga'' system as explained by Kapiladeva. Even Patañjali explains that the target of all ''yoga'' is Viṣṇu. ''Aṣṭāṅga-yoga'' is therefore part of Vaiṣṇava practice because its ultimate goal is realization of Viṣṇu. The achievement of success in ''yoga'' is not acquisition of mystic power, which is condemned in the previous chapter, but, rather, freedom from all material designations and situation in one's constitutional position. That is the ultimate achievement in ''yoga'' practice. | ||
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Revision as of 07:38, 9 May 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 1
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- yogasya lakṣaṇaṁ vakṣye
- sabījasya nṛpātmaje
- mano yenaiva vidhinā
- prasannaṁ yāti sat-patham
SYNONYMS
śrī-bhagavān uvāca—the Personality of Godhead said; yogasya—of the yoga system; lakṣaṇam—description; vakṣye—I shall explain; sabījasya—authorized; nṛpa-ātma-je—O daughter of the King; manaḥ—the mind; yena—by which; eva—certainly; vidhinā—by practice; prasannam—joyful; yāti—attains; sat-patham—the path of the Absolute Truth.
TRANSLATION
The Personality of Godhead said: My dear mother, O daughter of the King, now I shall explain to you the system of yoga, the object of which is to concentrate the mind. By practicing this system one can become joyful and progressively advance towards the path of the Absolute Truth.
PURPORT
The yoga process explained by Lord Kapiladeva in this chapter is authorized and standard, and therefore these instructions should be followed very carefully. To begin, the Lord says that by yoga practice one can make progress towards understanding the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the previous chapter it has been clearly stated that the desired result of yoga is not to achieve some wonderful mystic power. One should not be at all attracted by such mystic power, but should attain progressive realization on the path of understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā, which states in the last verse of the Sixth Chapter that the greatest yogī is he who constantly thinks of Kṛṣṇa within himself, or he who is Kṛṣṇa conscious.
It is stated here that by following the system of yoga one can become joyful. Lord Kapila, the Personality of Godhead, who is the highest authority on yoga, here explains the yoga system known as aṣṭāṅga-yoga, which comprises eight different practices, namely yama, niyama, āsana, prāṇāyāma, pratyāhāra, dhāraṇā, dhyāna and samādhi. By all these stages of practice one must realize Lord Viṣṇu, who is the target of all yoga. There are so-called yoga practices in which one concentrates the mind on voidness or on the impersonal, but this is not approved by the authorized yoga system as explained by Kapiladeva. Even Patañjali explains that the target of all yoga is Viṣṇu. Aṣṭāṅga-yoga is therefore part of Vaiṣṇava practice because its ultimate goal is realization of Viṣṇu. The achievement of success in yoga is not acquisition of mystic power, which is condemned in the previous chapter, but, rather, freedom from all material designations and situation in one's constitutional position. That is the ultimate achievement in yoga practice.