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Shloka 56

Mokṣa-dharma Yoga-Upadeśa: Equanimity, Sense-Restraint, and Vision of the Ātman (आत्मदर्शन-योगोपदेशः)

नैतत्‌ पार्थ सुविज्ञेयं व्यामिश्रेणेति मे मतिः । नरेणाकृतसंज्ञेन विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना

naitat pārtha suvijñeyaṁ vyāmiśreṇeti me matiḥ | nareṇākṛtasaṁjñena viśuddhenāntarātmanā, kuntīnandana!

வாயு கூறினார்—ஓ பார்த்தா! என் கருத்தில், கலந்தும் குழம்பிய அறிவால் இது எளிதில் அறியப்படுவதல்ல. உரிய உபதேசத்தால் வடிவெடுக்காத விழிப்புணர்வும், அலைபாயும் பயிற்சியற்ற மனமும் உடையவன் இதை சுலபமாகப் பற்றிக் கொள்ள முடியாது. தூய உள்ளத்தையுடையவனே இதை உண்மையாக அறிய முடியும், ஓ குந்தியின் மகனே.

{'na etat''not this
{'na etat':
not this matter (i.e., not easily accessible as a topic)', 'pārtha''son of Pṛthā (Kuntī)
not this matter (i.e., not easily accessible as a topic)', 'pārtha':
Arjuna', 'suvijñeyam''easily knowable
Arjuna', 'suvijñeyam':
readily understood', 'vyāmiśreṇa''mixed, confused, entangled (in thought/understanding)', 'iti': 'thus', 'me matiḥ': 'my opinion
readily understood', 'vyāmiśreṇa':
my considered view', 'nareṇa''by a man
my considered view', 'nareṇa':
by a person', 'akṛta-saṁjñena''with unformed/uncultivated awareness
by a person', 'akṛta-saṁjñena':
lacking proper instruction or settled discernment', 'viśuddhena''by one who is purified
lacking proper instruction or settled discernment', 'viśuddhena':
pure', 'antar-ātmanā''with the inner self
pure', 'antar-ātmanā':
inwardly (with purified inner consciousness)', 'kuntī-nandana''delight/son of Kuntī
inwardly (with purified inner consciousness)', 'kuntī-nandana':

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyudeva
P
Pārtha (Arjuna)
K
Kuntīnandana (Arjuna/Kuntī)

Educational Q&A

True understanding of subtle dharmic or spiritual matters requires inner purity and a settled, trained awareness; a confused or unprepared mind cannot grasp such knowledge easily.

Vāyudeva addresses Arjuna (Pārtha, Kuntīnandana), cautioning him that the subject under discussion is not readily comprehended by someone with mixed understanding; only a person with a purified inner self can know it properly.