Shloka 20
Mind as Charioteer; Kṣetrajña, Tapas, and Dhyāna-Yoga
Adhyātma-Upadeśa
तथा कर्मसु विज्ञेयं फलं भवति वा न वा । पुरुषस्यात्मनि:श्रेय: शुभाशुभनिदर्शनम्
tathā karmasu vijñeyaṃ phalaṃ bhavati vā na vā | puruṣasyātmaniḥśreyaḥ śubhāśubhanidarśanam |
اسی طرح اعمال کے باب میں سمجھنا چاہیے کہ نتیجہ ہو بھی سکتا ہے اور نہیں بھی۔ انسان کا اپنے اندر حاصل ہونے والا اعلیٰ ترین بھلا ہی اس کے پچھلے جنموں کے نیک و بد اثرات کی نشانی ہے۔
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Results in action are not mechanically guaranteed; fruition may occur or may not. One’s inner progress toward niḥśreyas (highest good) reveals the force of prior auspicious and inauspicious saṃskāras, explaining why yogic attainment can be difficult or delayed for some.
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener on the moral psychology of karma and spiritual practice: he frames success in yogic discipline as conditioned by past-life impressions, and urges discernment that outcomes are contingent rather than assured.