Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 6

Bhagavad Gita 6.46

तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः। कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन॥

tapasvibhyo ’dhiko yogī jñānibhyo ’pi mato ’dhikaḥ karmibhyaśh chādhiko yogī tasmād yogī bhavārjuna

Translation

The Yogî is greater than the ascetics; he is thought to be greater than even the wise; the Yogî is greater than the men of action; therefore become thou a Yogî, O Arjuna!

What it means

The yogi is greater than ascetics, greater than the learned, greater than ritualists; therefore become a yogi. Krishna's ranking puts integrated practice above austerity, scholarship and ceremony alike.

Try this today

The ranking given: integrated practice outranks austerity, scholarship and ceremony alike.

Something to reflect on

What does my practice integrate - austerity, learning and doing - or just one?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.