Verse-49
Chapter 18 — Moksha Sanyasa Yoga
Verse 49
🕉 Original Sanskrit Shloka
asaktabuddhiḥ sarvatra jitātmā vigatasphṛhaḥ
naiṣkarmyasiddhim paramām sannyāsenādhigacchati
🕉 English Translation
Na buddhi mein jiski ho mamta kahin,
Hai kabu mein mann koyi iccha nahin.
Toh siddhi mile Sankhya se usko woh,
Karmon ka bandhan jahan par na ho.
📜 Translation
English
The one whose intellect is without attachment in all respects, who has conquered his inner-self, who is devoid of desire, he through the means of Sankhya Yoga attains that Supreme state of transcending all actions.
If you desire to attain something then first become eligible to deserve. It is the principle of the Gita; that if you should become eligible or deserving, you will not have to run after your rights; you will be given your due. This verse is the basis of developing the state of renunciation in the true sense. Renunciation is not an external activity but is an inner state. One has to understand the aspect put forward by Sankhya; one has to make one self eligible. This inspiration is meant for this purpose.
The intellect is not involved in any substance, thing, action, fruit of action, etc. Often it happens, if some attraction catches one's attention or some favourability is found one gets involved there. This happens when only indulgence is the goal of life. On finding the support of Sankhya Yoga the discrimination of the intellect awakens. If there is discrimination between the real and the unreal then the question of getting involved in unreal does not arise. When the intellect is not involved then the working of the mind remains under control. The mind does not race towards sensual objects. The uncertainties caused by desires are also absent. It should have happened this way; this could have been acquired. Why was it not obtained, why that desire was not fulfilled–nothing of this sort. The mind remains tranquil and stable! This stability makes the embodied being eligible for that state, where while being in action there is no bondage arising from it; the knowledge of the Divine is attained automatically. In fact, knowledge is present but due to the engrossment of the intellect in worldly enjoyments and the continuance of the entanglement of the mind and senses in them, one is not able to realize and experience it. Here the word 'renunciation' is used in the context of that state of yoga of Sankhya, which frees one from these entanglements and makes one experience the Divine principles and frees one from the bondage of action.