Chapter 6: Dhyāna-yoga: – Yoga through Meditation and ContemplationVerse 2
यं सन्न्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव ।
न ह्यसन्न्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन ॥
English Transliteration
yaṃ sannyāsam-iti prāhur-
yogaṃ taṃ viddhi pāṇḍava
na hy-asannyasta-saṅkalpo
yogī bhavati kaścana – 6.2
Translation
Whatever people speak of as renunciation, know it to be verily yoga, O son of Pandu. For, without forsaking saṅkalpas (desires and desire-born deliberations), none ever becomes a yogi.
Chanting Audio
Chapter 6: Dhyāna-yoga: – Yoga through Meditation and Contemplation - Verse 2
Ma Gurupriya
Commentary
Whatever is said to be sannyāsa, renunciation, is nothing but yoga, points out Krishna. People differentiate sannyāsa from yoga, not discerning the essence and depth of both.
That activity is inseparable from life was clearly shown earlier (3.5). Where is then any question of leaving actions at all? Naturally renunciation denotes something deeper, inward, to be effected by and in the mind.
Mind can renounce only its inner products. And saṅga is the only factor it can forsake. Saṅga is always to whatever one does. So to renounce saṅga, activity must first be prevailing. This makes activity indispensable.
In yoga, inner, mental renunciation is essential. But it is of saṅkalpa – imagination, expectation. As explained earlier, karma-yoga is the pursuit of karma, but with yoga-buddhi. Intelligence has to breathe in evenness to the mind in every action. And it is possible.
