Shloka 11
Chapter 43: Tumult of Battle-Sounds and the Proliferation of Dvandva
Paired Engagements
यतन्तो योगिनश्वैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम् । यतन्तो<प्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतस:
yatanto yoginaś cainaṃ paśyanty ātmany avasthitam | yatanto 'py akṛtātmāno nainaṃ paśyanty acetasaḥ ||
精进修行的瑜伽行者，能见此我安住于自心之中；而内性未净、缺乏明觉与自制者，即便同样用功，也不能见此我。
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Realization of the Ātman is not achieved by effort alone; it requires inner purification and disciplined awareness. Yogins, through sustained practice and clarity of mind, perceive the Self within, whereas the unrefined and undiscerning fail to recognize it despite exertion.
In the Bhīṣma Parva context—amid the moral and existential crisis surrounding the Kurukṣetra war—Arjuna voices a teaching that contrasts true yogic striving with mere exertion. The verse emphasizes that spiritual insight depends on the quality of one’s inner state, not simply on external effort.