Shloka 43
Nondual Vision Beyond Praise and Blame
Dvandva-nivṛtti and Ātma-viveka
योगं निषेवतो नित्यं कायश्चेत् कल्पतामियात् । तच्छ्रद्दध्यान्न मतिमान्योगमुत्सृज्य मत्पर: ॥ ४३ ॥
yogaṁ niṣevato nityaṁ kāyaś cet kalpatām iyāt tac chraddadhyān na matimān yogam utsṛjya mat-paraḥ
ယောဂကို နေ့စဉ်ကျင့်သုံးလျှင် ခန္ဓာကိုယ်က တိုးတက်လာနိုင်သော်လည်း၊ ငါ့ထံသို့ အပ်နှံထားသော ဉာဏ်ရှိသူသည် ယောဂဖြင့် ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာပြည့်စုံမည်ဟု မယုံကြည်ဘဲ ထိုနည်းလမ်းများကို စွန့်၍ ငါ့ကိုသာ ဘက္တိဖြင့် ဆည်းကပ်သည်။
A devotee of the Lord keeps his body fit by eating nourishing Kṛṣṇa prasādam, by maintaining a clean and regulated life, free from unnecessary anxiety, and by chanting and dancing before the Deity of the Lord. When a devotee is sick, he accepts medical treatment by normal methods, but beyond this there is no need to absorb one’s mind in the physical body in the name of so-called yoga practice. Ultimately one must accept the destiny that has been ordained by the Lord.
FAQs
This verse says that even if the body is lost while practicing yoga, one should keep faith and not abandon the path—remaining devoted to Krishna as the supreme goal.
Krishna instructs Uddhava on steady spiritual practice: external setbacks, even death, should not shake one’s faith, because devotion to Krishna is the true aim beyond the body.
Don’t quit spiritual discipline due to health, career, or emotional setbacks; keep your practice steady and make devotion to God the central purpose, adjusting methods without abandoning the goal.