Chapter 18. Conclusion--The Perfection of Renunciation
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dhrtya yaya dharayate
manah-pranendriya-kriyah
yogenavyabhicarinya
dhrtih sa partha sattviki
SYNONYMS
dhrtya--determination;
yaya--by which; dharayate--is sustained; manah--mind;
prana--life; indriya--senses; kriyah--activities;
yogena--by yoga practice; avyabhicarinya--without
any break; dhrtih--such determination; sa--that; partha--O
son of Prtha; sattviki--in the mode of goodness.
TRANSLATION
O son of
Prtha, that determination which is unbreakable, which is sustained with
steadfastness by yoga practice, and thus controls the mind, life, and the
acts of the senses, is in the mode of goodness.
PURPORT
Yoga
is a means to understand the Supreme Soul. One who is steadily fixed in
the Supreme Soul with determination, concentrating one's mind, life and
sensual activities on the Supreme, engages in Krsna consciousness. That
sort of determination is in the mode of goodness. The word avyabhicarinya
is very significant, for it refers to persons who are engaged in Krsna
consciousness and are never deviated by any other activity.
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