Chapter 13: Kshetra-kshetrajna-vibhaga-yoga – Distinction between Object Field and its Knower: Verse 25
ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।
अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे ॥
dhyānen-ātmani paśyanti
kecid-ātmānam-ātmanā
anye sāṅkhyena yogena
karma-yogena cāpare – 13.25
Resorting to exclusive meditation, some perceive the Self in them by their self. Some others do so by assiduous introspection (Vicāra or Sāṅkhya-yoga), while others accomplish the goal by taking to Karma-yoga.
Chapter 13: Kshetra-kshetrajna-vibhaga-yoga – Distinction between Object Field and its Knower - Verse 25
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Krishna so far discussed the spiritual truths, principles and values. Here now he speaks about the means, the sādhanā, by which one can attain the spiritual goal and abode. He refers to three paths. All the three lead to the same fruition.
First is exclusive meditation, by which the mind processes dissolve, revealing their very source, the Self.
The second is Sānkhya, a dedicated, infusional introspection, in which the mind and intelligence are transformed by instilling the essence of the spiritual truths. The inner personality gets purified and enriched, and intelligence perceives the subtlest presence, the Self, within.
The third is Karma-yoga, wherein the emotional and intellectual preferences and prejudices are sublimated through activity and interactions pursued with yoga-attitude, the seeker becoming sthita-prajna and sthita-dhee (as explained in Ch 2).
