Chapter 6. Sankhya-yoga
TEXT 28
yunjann evam sadatmanam
yogi vigata-kalmasah
sukhena brahma-samsparsam
atyantam sukham asnute
SYNONYMS
yunjan--thus
being engaged in yoga practice; evam--thus; sada--always;
atmanam--self; yogi--one who is in touch with the Supreme
Self; vigata--is freed from; kalmasah--all material contamination;
sukhena--in transcendental happiness; brahma-samsparsam--being
in constant touch with the Supreme; atyantam--highest; sukham--happiness;
asnute--attains.
TRANSLATION
Steady in
the Self, being freed from all material contamination, the yogi achieves
the highest perfectional stage of happiness in touch with the Supreme Consciousness.
PURPORT
Self-realization
means knowing one's constitutional position in relationship to the Supreme.
The individual soul is part and parcel of the Supreme, and his position
is to render transcendental service to the Lord. This transcendental contact
with the Supreme is called brahma-samsparsa.
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