| 53. When thy
mind, perplexed by what tho hast heard, shall stand firm and steady in the
Self, then wilt thou attain Yoga.When your intuition (buddhi= antahkarana)
which has been perplexed by what you have heard about the multifarious ends
and means in all their relationsconcerning the life of activity and the
life of retirementshall stand firm, without distraction (vikshepa=viparyaya)
and doubt (vikalpa= samsaya), in the Self (Samadhi, i.e the objective point
of your meditation), then you will attain Yoga, samadhi, i.e the knowledge
which arises from discrimination. The characteristic attributes of a perfect
Sage. Having found an occasion for interrogation, Arjuna asks with a desire
to know the characteristic marks of one who has attained wisdom in steady
contemplation (samadhiprajna) ; |
