Gita Bhashya -Sankara 245

Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya

(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)

CHAPTER -6

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Bandhur-ātmā(ā)tmanas-tasya yenātmaivātmanā jitah
Anāimanastu śairutve vartetātmaiva śatruvai.

6. His own self is the friend of himself for him who has conquered himself verily by himself. But to one who has not conquered himself, his own self verily is in the position of an enemy, like (an external) foe.

His own self is a friend of himself for him who has conquered himself, subdued the aggregate of the body and the senses verily by himself: that is to say, for him who he is self-controlled. But to one who has not conquered himself, the man who is not selfcontrolhd, his own self verily is in the position of an enemy, like {an external) foe; just as a foe different from hi mself inflicts harm on him. in the same manner does his own self act injuriously to­ wards him.

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