तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम् | स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा ||६-२३||
taṃ vidyād duḥkhasaṃyogaviyogaṃ yogasaṃjñitam . sa niścayena yoktavyo yogo.anirviṇṇacetasā ||6-23||
Chapter 6 · Verse 23
Dhyana Yoga
ध्यानयोग
In plain words
In verses 20 21 and 22 the Lord describes the benefits of Yoga viz. perfect satisfaction by resting in the Self infinite unending bliss freedom from sorrow and pain etc. He further adds that this Yoga should be practised with a firm conviction and iron determination and with nondepression of heart.
Translation
6.23 Know this deliverance from association with misery to be Yoga. This Yoga must be practised with determination and with a mind free from despondency.
Meaning
In verses 20 21 and 22 the Lord describes the benefits of Yoga viz. perfect satisfaction by resting in the Self infinite unending bliss freedom from sorrow and pain etc. He further adds that this Yoga should be practised with a firm conviction and iron determination and with nondepression of heart. A spiritual aspirant with a wavering mind will not able to attain success in Yoga. He will leave the practice when he meets with some obstacles on the path. The practitioner must also be bold cheerful and selfreliant.
Word by word
तम् that विद्यात् let (him) know दुःखसंयोगवियोगम् a state of severnace from union with pain योगसंज्ञितम् called by the name of Yoga सः that निश्चयेन with determination योक्तव्यः should be practised योगः Yoga अनिर्विण्णचेतसा with undesponding mind.