| 6. But renunciation,
O mightyarmed, is bard to attain except by Yoga ; a sage equipped with Yoga
ere long reaches Brahman,Renunciation (Samnyasa) here spoken of is the true
(raramarthika) Samnyasa ; and Yoga is the Vedic KarmaYoga (performance of
Vedic ritual) dedicated to the Isvara and entirely free from motives. A
sage (muni) is so called because of his meditation (manana) on the form
of the Isvara. ahman here means renunciation (samnyasa, which is now being
spoken of), because renunciation consists in the knowledge of the Highest
Self (Paramatman) ; and the sruti says:What is called Nyasa is Brahman ;
and Brahman is verily the Great. (Tait. Up. 478j.A sage equipped with Yoga
soon reaches Brahman, the true renunciation, which consists in steady devotion
to right knowledge. Wherefore, I have said that KarmaYoga is better.A sages
actions do not affect him.When the devotee resorts to Yoga, as a means of
attaining might knowledge: |
