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Chapter 6

Chapter 6 · Verse 32

Dhyana Yoga

ध्यानयोग

आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन | सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं स योगी परमो मतः ||६-३२||

ātmaupamyena sarvatra samaṃ paśyati yo.arjuna . sukhaṃ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṃ sa yogī paramo mataḥ ||6-32||

In plain words

He sees that whatever is pleasure or pain to himself is also pleasure or pain to all other beings. He does not harm anyone. He is ite harmless.

Translation

6.32 He who, by reason of the similarity of selves everywhere, sees the pleasure or pain as the same everywhere - that Yogin, O Arjuna, is deemed as the nighest.

Meaning

He sees that whatever is pleasure or pain to himself is also pleasure or pain to all other beings. He does not harm anyone. He is ite harmless. He wishes good to all. He is compassionate to all creatures. He has a very soft and large heart. He sees thus eality everywhere as he is endowed with the right knowlede of the Self as he beholds the Self only everywhere and as he is established in the unity of the Self. Therefore he is considered as the highest among all Yogis. (Cf. VI.47)

Word by word

आत्मौपम्येन through the likeness of the Self सर्वत्र everywhere समम् eality पश्यति sees यः who अर्जुन O Arjuna सुखम् pleasure वा and यदि if वा or दुःखम् pain सः he योगी Yogi परमः highest मतः is regarded.