Chapter 15 · Purushottama Yoga - The Yoga of the Supreme PersonKrishna
Verse 11
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 15, श्लोक 11
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।
यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः॥११॥
Transliteration
Yatanto Yoginash-Cha-Enam Pashyanty-Atmany-Avasthitam.
Yatanto'py-Akrita-Atmano Na-Enam Pashyanty-Achetasah.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
यतन्तःyatantahstriving
योगिनःyoginahthe yogis
एनम्enamthis (Self)
पश्यन्तिpashyantisee
आत्मनिatmaniin the Self
अवस्थितम्avasthitamestablished
यतन्तः अपिyatantah apieven striving
अकृतात्मानःakrita-atmanahthose whose minds are not purified
न पश्यन्तिna pashyantido not see
अचेतसःachetasahthe unintelligent
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
प्रयत्नशील योगीजन इस आत्मा को अपने भीतर स्थित देखते हैं। परन्तु जिनका अन्तःकरण शुद्ध नहीं है, ऐसे अचेत लोग प्रयत्न करते हुए भी इसे नहीं देख पाते।
English Translation
Striving yogis perceive this Self established within themselves. But those whose minds are not purified, though striving, do not perceive it, being unintelligent.
Commentary (टीका)
Self-realization requires both effort and inner purity. Dedicated yogis who have purified their minds through discipline can perceive the Self within. However, those who lack inner purification cannot see it even with great effort, because a clouded mind cannot reflect the light of the Self. This emphasizes the importance of ethical living and mental purification as prerequisites for spiritual vision.