श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला ।
समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि ॥५३॥
śruti-vipratipannā te, yadā sthāsyati niścalā
samādhāv acalā buddhis, tadā yogam avāpsyasi
When your intellect, confused by hearing conflicting doctrines of different scriptures, become poised (stable) and gets firmly fixed on God, then you will attain to Yoga (Self-realization or union with God). 53
In the previous verse, letting go of worldly delusion was pointed out, in this verse Lord speaks about getting rid of delusion caused by bookish knowledge from the scriptures (without having any proof of personal experience). These two types of delusions are a barrier for a spiritual aspirant. Due to the delusion which comes from reading different scriptures one theoretically learns about various schools of thought such as Advaita (Monism, there is only one creator, He creates out of Himself), ‘Dwaita’ (God is separate from the universe) etc. Thus, he gets confused and engages in discussions, and arguing one school of thought in favor of the other. But once he is firmly resolved on one single goal of Self-realization, then he overcomes both types of delusions very easily.
अर्जुन उवाच
स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव ।
स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम् ॥५४॥
arjuna uvāca sthita-prajñasya kā bhāṣā, samādhi-sthasya keśava
sthita-dhīḥ kiṁ prabhāṣeta, kim āsīta vrajeta kim
Arjuna said:
O Keśava (Lord Krishna), what are the marks of a man of steady wisdom, established in God? How does such a man of firm wisdom speak, sit and walk or in other words how does he behave? 54
From Gita Prabodhani (in English), by Shradhey Swamiji Shri Ramsukhdasji Maharaj, publisher – Gita Prakashan (www.gitaprakashan.com)
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