कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन् |
केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया ||१०-१७||
kathaṃ vidyāmahaṃ yogiṃstvāṃ sadā paricintayan . keṣu keṣu ca bhāveṣu cintyo.asi bhagavanmayā ||10-17||
।।10.17।। हे योगेश्वर ! मैं किस प्रकार निरन्तर चिन्तन करता हुआ आपको जानूँ, और हे भगवन् ! आप किनकिन भावों में मेरे द्वारा चिन्तन करने योग्य हैं।।
10.17 कथम् how? विद्याम् shall know? अहम् I? योगिन् O Yogin? त्वाम् Thee? सदा always? परिचिन्तयन् meditating? केषु केषु in what and what? च and? भावेषु aspects? चिन्त्यः to be thought of? असि (Thou) art? भगवन् O blessed Lord? मया by me.Commentary Arjuna says O Lord? how may I know Thee by constant meditation In what aspects art Thou to be thought of by me Even when I think of external objects I can meditate on Thee in Thy particular manifestations in them if I have a detailed knowledge of Thy gl
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
10.17 O Yogi, [Here yoga stands for the results of yoga, viz omniscience, omnipotence, etc.; one possessed of these is a yogi. (See Comm. on 10.7)] how shall I know You by remaining ever-engaged in meditation? And through what objects, O Lord, are You to be meditated on by me?
।।10.17।।हे योगिन् आपका सदा चिन्तन करता हुआ मैं आपको किस प्रकार जानूँ हे भगवन् आप किनकिन भावोंमें अर्थात् वस्तुओंमें मेरे द्वारा चिन्तन किये जानेयोग्य हैं।
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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