Shloka 41
Nondual Vision Beyond Praise and Blame
Dvandva-nivṛtti and Ātma-viveka
केचिद् देहमिमं धीरा: सुकल्पं वयसि स्थिरम् । विधाय विविधोपायैरथ युञ्जन्ति सिद्धये ॥ ४१ ॥
kecid deham imaṁ dhīrāḥ su-kalpaṁ vayasi sthiram vidhāya vividhopāyair atha yuñjanti siddhaye
နည်းလမ်းမျိုးစုံဖြင့် ယောဂီအချို့သည် ဤကိုယ်ခန္ဓာကို ရောဂါနှင့် အိုမင်းခြင်းမှ လွတ်ကင်းစေပြီး အမြဲတမ်း နုပျိုတည်ငြိမ်စေကြသည်; ထို့နောက် ပစ္စည်းဆိုင်ရာ စိဒ္ဓိများရရန် ယောဂကို ကျင့်ကြသည်။
The process described here is meant to fulfill one’s material desires, not to bring one transcendental knowledge. Therefore this process cannot be accepted as devotional service to the Lord, according to Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura. Despite all such mystic perfections, the material body will ultimately die. Actual eternal youth and happiness are available only on the spiritual platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
FAQs
This verse says that wise people use a strong, well-equipped body—especially in the prime of life—to undertake disciplined methods and engage in practice aimed at spiritual perfection.
In the Uddhava-gītā section, Kṛṣṇa instructs Uddhava on liberation and detachment; here He emphasizes that the human body is a valuable instrument and should be deliberately engaged in sādhana to attain siddhi.
Treat health, time, and abilities as tools for sādhana: adopt steady daily practices (japa, study, service, restraint, meditation) and channel the body and mind toward a clear spiritual goal rather than mere sense enjoyment.