Inspiration to Gain the State of Supreme Bliss that the Yogi is Established in

यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः ।
यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते ॥२२॥

yaṁ labdhvā cāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ
yasmin sthito na duḥkhena guruṇāpi vicālyate

And having attained that state, he does not reckon any other gain greater than that, established therein he is not shaken even by the heaviest affliction. 22

Comment – There is no end to the gain of this bliss and there is no possibility of any harm, in other words, there is not even a trace of unhappiness – after attaining to this state of uninterrupted bliss, it is complete fulfillment of all disciplines.

तं विद्याद्‌दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम् ।
स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा ॥२३॥

taṁ vidyād duḥkha-saṁyoga- viyogaṁ yoga-saṁjñitam
sa niścayena yoktavyo yogo ’nirviṇṇa-cetasā

This disconnection from the assumed union with pain (travails of worldly life) is called ‘Yoga‘. (That Yoga, which is the aim of Dhyānayoga), That Dhyānayoga should be practiced with determination and with a steady- resolute mind. 23

Comment – The fields of ‘Saṁyoga‘ (union) and ‘Viyoga‘ (separation) are separate from the field of ‘Yoga‘. Disconnection from the union with body and the world is inevitable, but there is never any disconnection from God’s ‘Yoga’, this disconnection is not possible. The reason is that the body & the world never stay with us and God never leaves us. This Yoga with God is the aim of all spiritual aspirants.

From Gita Prabodhani (in English), by Shradhey Swamiji Shri Ramsukhdasji Maharaj, publisher – Gita Prakashan (www.gitaprakashan.com)

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