Srimad Bhagavadgita Sadhaka Sanjivani -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter 10
Link:- After mentioning His divine glories, in the form of feelings and persons, from the fourth verse to the sixth verse, now in the next verse, the lord explains the fruit of knowledge, of divine glories.
He who knows, in reality, this divine glory and power of Mine, is endowed with unfaltering Yoga of devotion; of this there is no doubt. 7 When a man enjoys worldly pleasures, his power is mitigated, and the things are destroyed. Thus, there is a double loss. But, if he uses the things without deriving pleasure out of them, his power is not mitigated. Actually, there is no real joy, in enjoying sense-objects. Real joy, comes out of restraint. This self-control, can be classified into two kinds (i) Control over others (ii) Self-control. The first means, that the sorrows of others may be annihilated and they may become happy - with this sentiment to direct them, towards a virtuous path by deviating them from a wrong path. The second one, means, to renounce selfishness and pride, totally and not to enjoy pleasures, in the least. This twofold self-control, is known as 'Yoga' or 'power'. This Yoga or power, is innate in the Lord, while in other creatures, it is a result of practice. |