Yoga
is difficult of achievement by one whose mind is not subdued by him; however,
who has the mind under control, and is ceaselessly striving, it can be easily
attained through practice. Such is My conviction. …………… (36)
Arjun
said: Krishna, what becomes of the aspirant who, though endowed with faith, has
not been able to subdue his passions, and whose mind is therefore, diverted
from Yoga at the time of death, and who thus fails to reach perfection in Yoga
(God-realization)? ……… (37)
Krishna, swerved from the path leading to God-realization
and without anything to stand upon, is he not lost like the scattered cloud,
deprived of both God-realization and heavenly enjoyment? ………….. (38)
Krishna,
only you are capable to remove this doubt of mine completely, for none other
than you can dispel this doubt. ………….. (39)
Sri
Bhagavan said: Arjun, there is no fall for him either here or hereafter. For, O
My beloved, none who strives for self-redemption (i.e., God-realization) ever
meets with evil destiny. (40)
Such
a person, who has strayed from Yoga, obtains the higher worlds, (heaven etc,)
to which men of meritorious deeds alone are entitled, and having resided there
for innumerable years, takes birth of pious and prosperous parents. …….. (41)Or, if he is possessed of dispassion,
then not attaining to those regions he is born in the family of enlightened
Yogis; but such a birth in this world is very difficult to obtain. ……… (42)
Arjun, he automatically regains in that birth the
latencies of even-mindedness of his previous birth; and through that he strives
harder than ever for perfection in the form of God-realization, …………… (43)
The
other one who takes birth in a rich family, though under the sway of his
senses, feels drawn towards God by force of the habit acquired in his previous
birth; nay, even the seeker of Yoga (in the form of even-mindedness) transcends
the fruit of actions performed with some interested motive as laid down in the
Vedas. ……….. (44)
The
Yogi, however, who diligently takes up the practice, attains perfection in this
very life with the help of latencies of many births, and being thoroughly
purged of sin, forthwith reaches the supreme state. …….. (45)
The
yogi is superior to the ascetics; he is regarded superior even to those versed
in sacred lore. The Yogi is also superior to those who perform action with some
interested motive. Therefore, Arjun, do become a Yogi. …………… (46)
Of
all Yogis, again, he who devoutly worships Me with his mind focused on Me is
considered by Me to be the best Yogi.
Thus,
in the Upanishad sung by the Lord, the Science of Brahma, the scripture of
Yoga, the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjun, ends the sixth chapter
entitled "The Yoga of Self-Control"
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