Shloka 24
Karma, Jñāna, and Bhakti: Vedic Dharma, Piety and Sin, and the Boat of Human Life
यमादिभिर्योगपथैरान्वीक्षिक्या च विद्यया । ममार्चोपासनाभिर्वा नान्यैर्योग्यं स्मरेन्मन: ॥ २४ ॥
yamādibhir yoga-pathair ānvīkṣikyā ca vidyayā mamārcopāsanābhir vā nānyair yogyaṁ smaren manaḥ
ယမ စသည့် စည်းကမ်းများပါသော ယောဂလမ်းစဉ်များ၊ တရားလောဂစ်နှင့် ဝိညာဉ်ရေးရာ ပညာသင်ကြားမှု၊ သို့မဟုတ် ငါ့အား အာရ္ချနာ-ဥပာသနာဖြင့်—ယောဂ၏ ရည်မှန်းချက်ဖြစ်သော ဘုရားသခင်ကို သတိရခြင်း၌ စိတ်ကို အမြဲတမ်း ချိတ်ဆက်ထားရမည်။ ဤအတွက် အခြားနည်းလမ်းများကို မသုံးရ။
The word vā is significant in this verse, for it indicates that one engaged in the worship and adoration of the Personality of Godhead need not trouble himself with the disciplinary, regulatory and purificatory procedures of yoga, nor with the grueling intricacies of Vedic studies and logic. Yogyam, or the most appropriate object of meditation, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as confirmed throughout Vedic literature. One who directly takes to the worship of the Lord should not employ other methods, for full dependence on the Lord is in itself the supreme process of perfection.
FAQs
This verse states that the mind becomes capable of steady remembrance of the Lord through recognized disciplines—yama and other yogic practices, philosophical inquiry and true knowledge, and especially worship of the Lord’s Deity form—rather than through unrelated methods.
In the Uddhava Gītā, Kṛṣṇa instructs Uddhava on the practical means to purify and steady the mind. Here He clarifies which authorized paths actually make the mind fit for constant remembrance of Him.
Adopt a simple daily discipline: basic self-restraint (truthfulness, nonviolence), regular spiritual study, and consistent bhakti practices like Deity worship, japa, and remembrance—so the mind naturally returns to Krishna instead of distractions.