Verse-27
Chapter 6 — Atma Sanyam Yoga
Verse 27
🕉 Original Sanskrit Shloka
praśāntamanasam hyenam yoginam sukhamuttamam
upaiti śāntarajasam brahmabhūtamakalmaşam
🕉 English Translation
Nashta ho gaye paap jiske sabhi,
Rajoguna mitaa mann hua shant bhi.
Yogi jo aisa hai brahmn roop woh,
Payeh yeh sukh sabse uttam hai io.
📜 Translation
English
The one whose mind is thoroughly quietened, who is blemishless, whose passions are at rest, who has become one with Brahmn, who is Truth, Consciousness and Bliss such a yogi attains supreme bliss.
The embodied being in its primordial form is an undifferentiated part of Brahmn. If one goes deeper into this 'jeevo brahmaiva napara' the embodied being is a form of Brahmn. The objective of the inspirations from the Gita is to enable the embodied being to attain oneness with that very Brahmn through the medium of this section on the yoga of meditation. This is to be done by doing away with all the hurdles and veils which come in between! 'akalmasham' sinless. While being turned away from God, life is lived under the subjugation of different tendencies and actions are also performed under their influence; in the form of reaction the accumulated impressions take the embodied being further and further away from his real nature. By the warmth of the practice of the yoga of meditation, will all these coverings be removed!
'Shant rajasam' all the qualities of passionate nature (rajoguna) also subside. Only when the satoguna (qualities of pure nature) keeps on increasing will rajoguna diminish. The influence of rajoguna will subside. It is necessary to be aware of this in practical conduct. Colour the actions of passionate nature by those of satoguna (purity). Associate divine emotions with every act! As long as the influence of rajoguna is strong, outward going nature will remain. Rajoguna under the influence of desires and greed at times will cause activities to go on. There will be no hesitation in using unfair and unrightful means under the excessive influence of desires and greed. This is what is called sin. Once again will begin the reverse cycle. If some practice of meditation is done, the inner state becomes pure of the sins of the past; then again begins the degradation in the same cycle. Beware!
In such state, only the mind will attain complete quietude. 'Prashant manasam' the mind becomes quiet, but the state of serenity is that when it is absolutely at peace; thereafter, there is no disturbance of peace. Total stability! This is a state of 'Brahmn bhutam'-the abidance of the embodied being in Brahmn in oneness with it or becoming of the nature of Brahmn. In fact the real nature is that of Brahmn; now the veils coming in between all being removed, the bliss is attained which is the natural state of Brahmn. 'Sukh mutamam' happiness is gained in the world also, but this happiness is supreme because worldly happiness is always mixed with the sorrow, whereas this happiness is pure and everlasting, always constant in form and nature and for this reason the ultimate. This very state is now described further-