Gita Bhashya -Sankara 391

Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya

(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)

CHAPTER -10

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Etām vibhūtim yogam ca mama yo vetti tattvatah
So(a)vikampena yogena yujyate nātra samśayah

7. He who in reality knows this glory and yoga of Mine, becomes established in the unshakable yoga; there is no doubt of it.

He who, in reality, truly (corectly), knows this afore-said glory, magnificence[1], and yoga, skill, accomplishment of the Self (Myself)[2];-or, yoga' refers to the capacity of achieving and controlling (all things) and omniscience, produced by yoga[3]- of Mine, he becomes established in, gets endowed with, the un­ shakable yoga, steadiness in true knowledge (samyag- darśana)[4]. There is no doubt of it, i.e., on this matter.

Of what nature is that unshakable yoga, with which they are endowed? Here is the reply:

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References and Context

  1. greatness, i.e. being the Self of all. (A)
  2. vide verses 4 and 5 ante.
  3. The Lord's infinite power and wisdom, partaking of a small portion of which the great Rsis and the Manus possessed their power and wisdom. (A)
  4. The knowledge of the Conditioned leads to the knowledge of the Un­ conditioned. (A)