Chapter 6 · The Yoga of Meditation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 6.44

पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि स: जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते

pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hyavaśho ’pi saḥ jijñāsur api yogasya śhabda-brahmātivartate

Recitation · Text 6.44
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)

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By that very former practice he is carried on, even against his will. And merely wishing to know of yoga already takes one past the ritual letter of the Vedas. Even the enquiry counts for something — a striking concession.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Even wishing to know of yoga already carries you past the ritual letter.