Shloka 3
अक्षरब्रह्मयोगः | Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman
आररक्षोर्मुनेयोंगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते । योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शम: कारणमुच्यते
ārurukṣor muner yogaṁ karma kāraṇam ucyate | yogārūḍhasya tasyaiva śamaḥ kāraṇam ucyate ||
Bagi pencari yang berfikir mendalam dan ingin mendaki ke yoga, tindakan yang berdisiplin serta tanpa mengharap hasil dinyatakan sebagai jalan mencapainya. Namun bagi orang yang sama, setelah teguh bersemayam dalam yoga, “ketenangan batin”—padamnya kehendak dan rancangan yang gelisah—dinyatakan sebagai jalan menuju kesejahteraan dan kestabilan.
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse distinguishes two stages: for one aspiring to reach yoga, selfless disciplined action is the practical means; for one already established in yoga, the key means is śama—inner stillness and the dropping of restless intentions and mental projections.
In the Gītā dialogue within Bhīṣma Parva, Arjuna is questioning and clarifying the path of yoga: he frames how a seeker progresses—from active discipline (karma) to settled contemplative stability (śama) once yoga is attained.