Verse 72

Yogatattva

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एवं ज्ञानेन्द्रियाणां तु तत्तत्सौख्यं सुसाधयेत् । याममात्रं प्रतिदिनं योगी यत्नादतन्द्रितः ॥७२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

एवम् ज्ञानेन्द्रियाणाम् तु तत् तत् सौख्यम् सु-साधयेत् । याम-मात्रम् प्रति-दिनम् योगी यत्नात् अ-तन्द्रितः ॥

IAST Transliteration

evaṃ jñānendriyāṇāṃ tu tat tat saukhyaṃ su-sādhayet | yāmamātraṃ pratidinaṃ yogī yatnād atandritaḥ ||72||

Translation

ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਗਿਆਨ-ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਸੰਬੰਧ ਵਿੱਚ, ਉਸ-ਉਸ ਸੁਖ ਨੂੰ ‘ਆਤਮਾ-ਸਰੂਪ’ ਮੰਨ ਕੇ ਠੀਕ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਾਧੇ। ਯੋਗੀ ਹਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਇੱਕ ਯਾਮ ਮਾਤ੍ਰ ਸਮਾਂ, ਯਤਨ ਨਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਅਤੰਦਰਿਤ ਰਹਿ ਕੇ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਕਰੇ।

Academic Translation

Thus, with regard to the organs of knowledge, one should properly accomplish (cultivate) that-and-that happiness (as the Self). Every day, for the duration of a yāma, the yogin—striving and unwearied—(should practice).

Verse Context

• Abhyāsa (disciplined practice) toward Mokṣa
• Mahavakya: Practical nididhyāsana-support: sustained contemplation that stabilizes the insight implied by mahāvākyas (especially ‘aham brahmāsmi’ / ‘tat tvam asi’) into lived recognition.
• Krishna Yajurveda
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-like)