यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम् | यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः ||१५-११||
yatanto yoginaścainaṃ paśyantyātmanyavasthitam . yatanto.apyakṛtātmāno nainaṃ paśyantyacetasaḥ ||15-11||
Chapter 15 · Verse 11
Purushottama Yoga
पुरुषोत्तमयोग
In plain words
The description of the evolution of the individual soul is now complete. The Yogins who strive with an iron determination fiery resolve faith earnestness and wellbalanced mind see Him established in their hearts. They behold Him dwelling in their own mind or intellect.
Translation
15.11 The striving Yogins see It established in themselves. But, though striving, those of unrefined minds, devoid of intelligence, perceive It not.
Meaning
The description of the evolution of the individual soul is now complete. The Yogins who strive with an iron determination fiery resolve faith earnestness and wellbalanced mind see Him established in their hearts. They behold Him dwelling in their own mind or intellect. They recognise Him -- This I am. But those who are of full intellect and without proper discipline of the mind and the senses who have not been purified by austerity selfless service and charity who have not subdued their senses who have not practised regular meditation who have not given up their evil ways who have not eradicated lust pride egoism anger greed and hypocrisy who have not developed true discrimination between the Real and the unreal however hard they may struggle to know Him by means of the study of the sacred scriptures do not behold Him. They are not able to attain Selfrealisation. Mere study of scriptues alone cannot help one who has an impure mind to attain Selfrealisation. The aspirant should have a calm and pure mind. He should practise constant protracted and profound meditation on the Self. Only then will he realise recognise and behold the Self abiding in his own heart. That Goal (the Supreme Being) which the fire stars lightning sun and moon do not illumine having reached which the aspirants do not return to this Samsara or the world of birth and death of which the individual souls are only imaginary parts appearing so on account of the limiting adjunct (ignorance) just as the ether in the pot appears to be limited though it is one with the,universal ether -- is the essence of all worldly experiences. Just as the ether in the pot becomes identical with the universal ether when the limiting adjunct (pot) is broken so also the individual soul becomes identical with the Supreme Being when the limiting adjunct (ignorance) is destroyed through the knowledge of the Self or Selfrealisation born of meditation on the right significance of the great sentences of the Upanishads viz.. TatTvamAsi (That thou art) or AhamBrahmaAsmi (I am the Supreme Being). Then he realises that Brahman is the essence of all and tht He is the basis of all experiences. In order to make Arjuna understand this the Lord gives a brief summary of His manifestations in the following four verses. A description is given here of the allpervasiveness of the Self.
Word by word
यतन्तः striving (for perfection) योगिनः the Yogins च and एनम् this पश्यन्ति see आत्मनि in the Self अवस्थितम् dwelling यतन्तः striving अपि also अकृतात्मानः the unrefined न not एनम् this पश्यन्ति see अचेतसः unintelligent.