Shloka 5
अक्षरब्रह्मयोगः | Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत भीष्मपर्वके श्रीमद्भगवद्गीतापर्वके अन्तर्गत ब्रह्मविद्या एवं योगशास्त्ररूप श्रीमद्भगवद््गीतोपनिषद्: श्रीकृष्णाजुनसंवादमें कर्मसंन्यासयोग नामक पॉचवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,सम्बन्ध-- परमपदकी प्राप्तिगें हेतुरूप योगारूढ-अवस्थाका वर्णन करके अब उसे प्राप्त करनेके लिये उत्साहित करते हुए भगवान् मनुष्यका कर्तव्य बतलाते हैं-- उद्धरेदात्मना$5त्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् | आत्मैव ह्ात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मन:
uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet | ātmaiva hy ātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ ||
Let a person lift oneself up by one’s own self; one should not degrade oneself. For the self alone is the friend of the self, and the self alone is the enemy of the self. In the midst of the war-setting, the teaching turns inward: ethical strength and spiritual progress depend on self-discipline, not self-sabotage, and one’s inner disposition becomes either support or obstruction on the path to the highest good.
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Personal uplift is achieved through one’s own inner effort and discipline; the same inner self (mind and character) can function as an ally when mastered or as an enemy when uncontrolled.
Within the Kurukṣetra dialogue, the instruction shifts from external circumstances to inner responsibility: regardless of the battlefield situation, one must cultivate resolve and self-mastery to progress toward the highest goal.