Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 224

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-6 Dhyāna Yogaḥ

prayatnād yatamānastu yogī saṃśuddha-kilbiṣaḥ | aneka-janma saṃsiddhas tato yāti parāṃ gatim || 45 || 45. But the Yogi striving earnestly, purified of all negative karma, and perfected gradually through many births, reaches the supreme goal. tapasvibhyo’dhiko yogī jñānibhyo’pi mato’dhikaḥ | karmibhyaścādhiko yogī tasmād yogī bhavārjuna || 46 || 46. The Yogi is considered to be superior to the ascetics, superior to the intellectuals, and even superior to the ritualists; therefore, O Arjuna, become a Yogi. Commentary Whatever object of human endeavour is attained by mere austerity (self-control), by knowledge of different subjects (other than Self-realisation) and by mere rituals like the horse-sacrifice etc.,— greater than all of these is the goal achieved through Yoga. Consequently the Yogi is superior to those who practice austerity, to those who possess learning and to those who perform rituals. Therefore, O Arjuna, become a Yogi. Thus, so far the vision of the ātman, which has been expounded in the teachings of Prajāpati and forms a part of the supreme Vidya (science of Brahman), has been taught; then Sri Krishna extols that supreme Vidya: