Bhagavad Gita 4.26-27

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Sri:

Sri Lakshminrisimha Parabrahmane Namaha

Sri Ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Nigamantha Mahadesikaya Nahama

 

SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA

- translation by Sri.V.N.Gopala Desikan

 

Continuation to the listing of nine kinds of karma yOgAs

which started from slOkA - 25

 

Chapter IV

slOkA 26

 

shrotrAdinindriyAny anye samyamAgnishu juhvati

shabdAdin vishayAn anya indriyAgnishu juhvati

 

Translation :

 

anyE - Others

juhvati - do hOmA

indriyAny - of indriyAs

shrOtra-Adini - like ear

agnishu - in the fire

samyam - of self-control.

anya - Some others

juhvati - do homA

vishayAn - of the objects of senses

shabdAdin - like sound

agnishu - in the fire of

indriya - indriyAs.

 

Others do hOmA of indriyAs like ear in the fire

of self-control. Some others do hOmA of the objects

of the senses like sound in the fire of indriyAs.

 

slOkA 27 :

 

sarvAnindriya-karmAni prAna-karmAni chApare

Atma-samyama-yOgAgnau juhvati jnAna-dIpite

 

Translation:

Apare cha - Some others

juhvati - do hOmA

sarvAni - of all

karmAni - actions

indriya - of indriyAs

karmAni - and actions

prAna - of prAnA,

agnau - in the fire

yogA - of yOgA

samyam - of controlling

Atma - the mind,

jnAna-dIpite - which is kindled by knowledge

 

Some others do hOmA of all actions of indriyAs

and actions of prAna, in the fire of yOgA of

controlling the mind, which is kindled by

knowledge

 

Commentary ( slOkA 26,27)

 

( third kind of karma yOgA)

3 . Some people try to control their senses or indriyAs

like ear etc., from getting affected by sense-objects or

desires

 

i) Some get away from the place, where there are desirable

sense-objects, to avoid getting tempted by them.

ii) Some others , who have a stronger will-power , control

their senses, even if they remain at the same place,

where there are desirable sense-objects.

iii) Some others control the mind from getting affected by

the activities of indriyAs and prAnAs. They keep a

detached mind, which does not get involved, even in

the unavoidable activities of indriyAs and prAnAs.

 

adiyEn,

balaji

 

(Courtesy : Sri Visishtadvaita Research Centre)