विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि । शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः
The wise see with equal vision a learned and humble brāhmaṇa, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and even a dog-eater.
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः । निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः
Even here, those whose mind is established in equality have conquered creation; for Brahman is flawless and equal, therefore they abide in Brahman.
न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं व्याप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम्। स्थिरबुद्धिरसंमूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः
He does not rejoice upon obtaining what is pleasant, nor does he become distressed upon encountering what is unpleasant; steadfast in understanding, undeluded, knowing Brahman, he abides in Brahman.
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम् । स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षय्यमश्रुते
With the mind unattached to external contacts, he finds the happiness that is within himself; united with Brahman through yoga, he attains imperishable happiness, not perceived by the senses.
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते। आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः
Indeed, pleasures born of contact are sources of suffering; they have a beginning and an end, O Kaunteya, and the wise do not delight in them.
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्। कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः
Whoever is able to endure, even here, before the release from the body, the force arising from desire and anger, that person is disciplined and truly happy.
योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः । स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति
He whose happiness is within, whose delight is within, and whose light is within, that yogi, becoming Brahman, attains the liberation in Brahman.
लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः। छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः
The sages, whose impurities are exhausted, whose doubts are cut off, whose minds are disciplined, and who are devoted to the welfare of all beings, attain liberation in Brahman.
कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम्। अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम्
For those ascetics who are free from desire and anger, whose minds are controlled, and who know the self, liberation in Brahman is present on all sides.
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः । प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ
Having placed external contacts outside, and fixing the gaze between the eyebrows, making the inward and outward breaths move together within the nostrils,
यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः। विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः
The sage, whose mind, senses, and intellect are restrained, who is devoted to liberation, and who is free from desire, fear, and anger, is always liberated.
भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम् । सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति
Knowing Me as the enjoyer of sacrifices and austerities, the great Lord of all worlds, and the friend of all beings, one attains peace.
अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः। स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः
He who performs his duty without dependence on the fruits of action, he is both a renunciant and a yogi; not one who has merely abandoned fire or is inactive.
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव । न ह्यसंन्यस्तसिंकल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन
What is called renunciation, know that as yoga, O Pāṇḍava; for no one becomes a yogi without renouncing intention.
आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते। योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते
For the sage desiring to ascend to yoga, action is said to be the means; for one who has attained yoga, tranquility is said to be the means.
यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषञ्जते । सर्वसंकल्पसंन्यासी योगारूढस्तदोच्यते
When he is not attached to sense objects or to actions, and has renounced all intentions, then he is said to be established in yoga.
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् । आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः
Let one lift oneself by oneself, and let one not degrade oneself; for the self alone is the friend of oneself, and the self alone is the enemy of oneself.
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः। अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्
For him whose self is conquered by himself, the self is a friend; but for one who is not self-controlled, the self acts as an enemy.
जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः। शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः
For the self-controlled and peaceful person, the Supreme Self is established; in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, as well as honor and dishonor.
ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः । युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्ठाश्मकाञ्चनः
Satisfied in knowledge and wisdom, unchanging, with senses conquered, such a yogi is said to be united, and regards earth, stone, and gold alike.
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु। साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते
One who regards friend, companion, enemy, neutral, mediator, hater, relative, the virtuous and the wicked alike, excels.
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः । एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः
The yogi should constantly discipline himself, remaining alone in seclusion, with mind and self controlled, free from desires and possessions.
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः । नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्
In a clean place, let him establish a firm seat for himself, neither too high nor too low, covered with cloth, deerskin, and kusha grass.
तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः । उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये
There, having made the mind one-pointed, controlling the activity of mind and senses, sitting on the seat, he should practice yoga for self-purification.
समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः। संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकथन्
Holding the body, head, and neck upright and steady, unmoving, gazing at the tip of his own nose, without looking in any direction,
प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः । प्रनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः
With mind at peace, free from fear, firm in the vow of chastity, controlling the breath, with mind fixed on Me, the disciplined one should sit, devoted to Me.
युञ्जन्नेवं सदात्मानं योगी नियतमानसः । शान्तिं निर्वाणपरमां मत्संस्थामधिगच्छति
Thus, always disciplining himself, the yogi of controlled mind attains peace, supreme nirvana, established in Me.
नात्यश्रतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः । न चातिस्वप्रशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन
Yoga is not for one who eats too much, nor for one who does not eat at all; not for one who sleeps excessively, nor for one who is always awake, O Arjuna.
युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु। युक्तस्वप्नाववोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा
For one who is moderate in food and recreation, moderate in actions, moderate in sleep and waking, yoga becomes the destroyer of sorrow.
यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते। निस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा
When the controlled mind rests only in the self, free from all desires, then one is said to be united in yoga.