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Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 33 (18.33)

Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्

धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः
योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी
॥ 18.33 ॥

dhṛtyā yayā dhārayate manaḥprāṇendriyakriyāḥ
yogenāvyabhicāriṇyā dhṛtiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī

Translation

"O Partha, the unwavering resolve by which a person, through yoga, holds the activities of the mind, the breath (prana) and the senses — that is sattvic resolve."

Interpretation

Shankaracharya. avyabhicāriṇyā iti vyavahitena saṃbandhaḥ; ucchāstramārgapravṛtteḥ dhārayati (paraphrase).

Acharya Ramanuja. yogo mokṣasādhanabhūtaṃ bhagavadupāsanam — yoga = worship of the Lord as the means to liberation.

AI-assisted draft translation — under review.

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