Path of Meditation
Verse 6.28
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः। सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते।।6.28।।
yuñjann evaṁ sadātmānaṁ yogī vigata-kalmaṣhaḥ sukhena brahma-sansparśham atyantaṁ sukham aśhnute
Word Meanings
yuñjan—uniting (the self with God); evam—thus; sadā—always; ātmānam—the self; yogī—a yogi; vigata—freed from; kalmaṣhaḥ—sins; sukhena—easily; brahma-sansparśham—constantly in touch with the Supreme; atyantam—the highest; sukham—bliss; aśhnute—attains
Translation · English
The yogi, always engaging the mind thus (in the practice of yoga), is freed from sins and easily enjoys the infinite bliss of contact with Brahman (the Eternal).
Deep Meaning · English
In this verse, Krishna describes the culmination of the yogic path, where the practitioner transitions from effortful meditation to a state of effortless communion. The term 'vigata-kalmaṣhaḥ' signifies more than just the removal of moral transgressions; it implies the purging of the fundamental obscurations—the ego and the cloud of dualistic ignorance that prevents the soul from recognizing its innate oneness with the Divine. When the mind is purified through the practice of 'yuñjan' (joining), the barrier between the finite self and the Infinite Brahman dissolves. This is not a distant, intellectual realization but a 'brahma-sansparśham,' a living, tactile touch of the Absolute. It suggests that the Divine is not a destination to reach, but the very substratum of reality that one finally discovers once the mental noise subsides. Because the yogi is now aligned with the true nature of existence, the resulting bliss is described as 'atyantam' (infinite/supreme). It is 'sukhena' (effortless) because, like a river reaching the ocean, the soul’s union with the Divine is its natural, original state. The spiritual struggle ceases, replaced by an abiding, inexhaustible joy that is independent of external circumstances or sensory stimulation.
True yoga is not a labor of creation but an effortless act of remembrance, where the removal of egoic stains reveals the pre-existing, eternal bliss of oneness with the Absolute.
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