तं विद्याद् दु:खसंयोगवियोगं योगसञ्ज्ञितम् स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा
taṁ vidyād duḥkha-sanyoga-viyogaṁ yogasaṅjñitam sa niśhchayena yoktavyo yogo ’nirviṇṇa-chetasā
Recitation · Text 6.23
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (9 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Know that to be what is called yoga: the severing of union with sorrow. And it must be practised with determination and an unwearied mind. A definition by subtraction, followed immediately by a warning that it will take stamina.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Yoga is defined by subtraction — the severing of union with sorrow.