Bg. 15.11
Devanāgarī
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम् । यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतस: ॥ ११ ॥
Synonyms
yatantaḥ—endeavoring;yoginaḥ—transcendentalists;ca—also;enam—this;paśyanti—can see;ātmani—in the self;avasthitam—situated;yatantaḥ—endeavoring;api—although;akṛta-ātmānaḥ—those without self-realization;na—do not;enam—this;paśyanti—see;acetasaḥ—having undeveloped minds.
Translation
The endeavoring transcendentalists who are situated in self-realization can see all this clearly. But those whose minds are not developed and who are not situated in self-realization cannot see what is taking place, though they may try.
Purport
The endeavoring transcendentalists who are situated in self-realization can see all this clearly. But those whose minds are not developed and who are not situated in self-realization cannot see what is taking place, though they may try.
There are many transcendentalists on the path of spiritual self-realization, but one who is not situated in self-realization cannot see how things are changing in the body of the living entity. The wordyoginaḥis significant in this connection. In the present day there are many so-calledyogīs,and there are many so-called associations ofyogīs,but they are actually blind in the matter of self-realization. They are simply addicted to some sort of gymnastic exercise and are satisfied if the body is well built and healthy. They have no other information. They are calledyatanto ’py akṛtātmānaḥ.Even though they are endeavoring in a so-calledyogasystem, they are not self-realized. Such people cannot understand the process of the transmigration of the soul. Only those who are actually in theyogasystem and have realized the self, the world and the Supreme Lord – in other words, thebhakti-yogīs,those engaged in pure devotional service in Kṛṣṇa consciousness – can understand how things are taking place.
There are many transcendentalists on the path of spiritual self-realization, but one who is not situated in self-realization cannot see how things are changing in the body of the living entity. The wordyoginaḥis significant in this connection. In the present day there are many so-calledyogīs,and there are many so-called associations ofyogīs,but they are actually blind in the matter of self-realization. They are simply addicted to some sort of gymnastic exercise and are satisfied if the body is well built and healthy. They have no other information. They are calledyatanto ’py akṛtātmānaḥ.Even though they are endeavoring in a so-calledyogasystem, they are not self-realized. Such people cannot understand the process of the transmigration of the soul. Only those who are actually in theyogasystem and have realized the self, the world and the Supreme Lord – in other words, thebhakti-yogīs,those engaged in pure devotional service in Kṛṣṇa consciousness – can understand how things are taking place.
There are many transcendentalists on the path of spiritual self-realization, but one who is not situated in self-realization cannot see how things are changing in the body of the living entity. The wordyoginaḥis significant in this connection. In the present day there are many so-calledyogīs,and there are many so-called associations ofyogīs,but they are actually blind in the matter of self-realization. They are simply addicted to some sort of gymnastic exercise and are satisfied if the body is well built and healthy. They have no other information. They are calledyatanto ’py akṛtātmānaḥ.Even though they are endeavoring in a so-calledyogasystem, they are not self-realized. Such people cannot understand the process of the transmigration of the soul. Only those who are actually in theyogasystem and have realized the self, the world and the Supreme Lord – in other words, thebhakti-yogīs,those engaged in pure devotional service in Kṛṣṇa consciousness – can understand how things are taking place.
There are many transcendentalists on the path of spiritual self-realization, but one who is not situated in self-realization cannot see how things are changing in the body of the living entity. The wordyoginaḥis significant in this connection. In the present day there are many so-calledyogīs,and there are many so-called associations ofyogīs,but they are actually blind in the matter of self-realization. They are simply addicted to some sort of gymnastic exercise and are satisfied if the body is well built and healthy. They have no other information. They are calledyatanto ’py akṛtātmānaḥ.Even though they are endeavoring in a so-calledyogasystem, they are not self-realized. Such people cannot understand the process of the transmigration of the soul. Only those who are actually in theyogasystem and have realized the self, the world and the Supreme Lord – in other words, thebhakti-yogīs,those engaged in pure devotional service in Kṛṣṇa consciousness – can understand how things are taking place.