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तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्। स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।

taṁ vidyād duḥkha-sanyoga-viyogaṁ yogasaṅjñitam sa niśhchayena yoktavyo yogo ’nirviṇṇa-chetasā

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 6, Verse 23
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Let this be known by the name of Yoga, the severance from union with pain. This Yoga should be practiced with determination and with an undespairing mind.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: let this be known as yoga, the disconnection from union with suffering, this yoga should be practiced with determination and an undespairing mind, naming the practice by what it disconnects from rather than only what it connects toward.

In life: sometimes it's more useful to define a goal by what you're trying to stop being entangled with than by some abstract positive ideal.

Teaching: try naming your own current practice or goal by the specific suffering or pattern you're trying to disentangle from, that framing can be more motivating than a vague positive aspiration.

tamthat
vidyātyou should know
duḥkha-sanyoga-viyogamstate of severance from union with misery
yoga-saṁjñitamis known as yog
saḥthat
niśhchayenaresolutely
yoktavyaḥshould be practiced
yogaḥyog
anirviṇṇa-chetasāwith an undeviating mind

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
6.23 तम् that? विद्यात् let (him) know? दुःखसंयोगवियोगम् a state of severnace from union with pain? योगसंज्ञितम् called by the name of Yoga? सः that? निश्चयेन with determination? योक्तव्यः should be practised? योगः Yoga? अनिर्विण्णचेतसा with undesponding mind.Commentary In verses 20? 21 and 22 the Lord describes the benefits of Yoga? viz.? perfect satisfaction by resting in the Self? infinite unending bliss? freedom from sorrow and pain? etc. He further adds that this Yoga should be practised with a firm conviction and iron determination and with nondepression of heart. A spiritual aspirant with a wavering mind will not able to attain success in Yoga. He will leave the practice when he meets with some obstacles on the path. The practitioner must also be bold? cheerful and selfreliant.