6.3 aruruksormuneryogam karma – Shlokam

Gita Chapter 6 – Verse 3 « »

आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते ।
योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते ॥ ६-३॥

ārurukṣormuneryogaṃ karma kāraṇamucyate
yogārūḍhasya tasyaiva śamaḥ kāraṇamucyate 6-3

For a MUNI or sage who wishes to attain to YOGA action is said to be the means; for the same sage who has attained to YOGA inaction (quiescence) is said to be the means.

ārurukṣoḥ = who has just begun yoga; muneḥ = of the sage; yogaṃ = the eightfold yoga system; karma = work; kāraṇaṃ = the means; ucyate = is said to be; yoga = eightfold yoga; ārūḍhasya = of one who has attained; tasya = his; eva = certainly; śamaḥ = cessation of all material activities; karaṇaṃ = the means; ucyate = is said to be.;

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Gita Chapter 6 Verse 3
Commentary

For a man who cannot practice meditation for a prolonged period and who is not able to keep his mind steady in meditation, action or work is a means of establishing himself in concentration and self-improvement. By working in the world with no egocentric concept of agency and desire for the fruits of actions, the mind gets purified and makes it fit for the practice of steady meditation.

When the required amount of concentration is achieved and his mind conquered, his agitations get well under control. In that state of mental growth his mind thoroughly gets fixed in the Self. These two means are not contradictory. Selfless work is necessary for a beginner; but a developed seeker needs more calmness and self-withdrawal for deep meditation to realize the Self. All his actions are then performed with perfect equanimity,

Geeta Chapter 6 Verse 3
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Gita Chapter 6 Verse 3
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Gita Chapter 6 Verse 3
Adi Sankara Commentary

Aruruksoh, for one who wishes to ascend, who has not ascended, i. e. for that very person who is unable to remain established in Dhyana-yoga;-for which person who is desirous to ascend?-munch, for the sage, i. e. for one who has renounced the results of actions;-trying to ascend to what?-yogam, to (Dhyana-) yoga; karma, action; ucyate, is said to be; the karanam, means. Tasya, for that person, again; yoga-arudhasya, when he has ascended to (Dhyana-) yoga; samah, inaction, withdrawl from all actions; eva, alone; ucyate, is said to be; karanam, the means for remaining poised in the state of meditation. This is the meaning. To the extent that one withdraws from actions, the mind of that man who is at cease and self-controlled becomes concentrated. When this occurs, he at once becomes established in Yoga. And accordingly has it been said by Vyasa: ‘For a Brahmana there is no wealth conparable to (the knowledge of) oneness, sameness, truthfulness, character, equipoise, harmlessness, straightforwardness and withdrawal from various actions’ (Mbh. Sa. 175.37). After that, now is being stated when one becomes established in Yoga:

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