Bhagavad Gita · Purushottama YogaChapter 15, Shloka 11 (15.11)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्
यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः
॥ 15.11 ॥
yatanto yoginaścainaṃ paśyantyātmanyavasthitam
yatanto'pyakṛtātmāno nainaṃ paśyantyacetasaḥ
Translation
"Striving yogis see it established within themselves; but those whose inner being has not been purified, lacking discernment, do not see it even when they strive."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. yoginaś ca samāhitacittāḥ; ayam aham asmi iti upalabhante — the experience "this is what I am"; akṛtātmānaḥ asaṃskṛtātmānaḥ tapasā indriyajayena ca.
Acharya Ramanuja. matprapattipūrvakaṃ karmayogādiṣu yatamānāḥ — striving in karma yoga preceded by surrender to me; akṛtātmānaḥ matprapattivirahiṇaḥ — those without surrender.
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