Shloka 44
अक्षरब्रह्मयोगः | Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman
सम्बन्ध--अब पवित्र श्रीमानोंके घरमें जन्म लेनेवाले योगश्रष्ट पुरुषकी परिस्थितिका वर्णन करते हुए योगको जाननेकी इच्छाका महत्त्व बतलाते हैं-- पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्वियते हवशो5पि सः । जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मयातिवर्तते
pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hy avaśo 'pi saḥ | jijñāsur api yogasya śabda-brahmātivartate ||
Sa lakas ng mismong pagsasanay na iyon mula sa nakaraang buhay, siya’y nahihila pasulong—kahit laban sa kanyang kalooban. At kahit ang taong nagnanais lamang umunawa sa Yoga ay lumalampas sa saklaw ng “śabda-brahman”: ang bahagi ng Veda na ukol sa ritwal at sa mga gawaing naghahangad ng gantimpala.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Past spiritual practice creates a momentum that draws a person toward Yoga and Godward life even when circumstances or personal will are weak; and even the sincere desire to understand Yoga lifts one beyond a merely result-seeking, ritual-centered religiosity.
In the Bhīṣma Parva dialogue context, the speaker explains the destiny of a yoga-bhraṣṭa (one who fell from Yoga) and emphasizes the power of prior practice and genuine inquiry: such a person is pulled back toward Yoga and transcends the Vedic domain focused on sacrificial actions and their fruits.