Verset 6.3

आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते ।

योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते ॥

6.3

Translittération

ārurukṣormuneryogaṃ karma kāraṇamucyate |

yogārūḍhasya tasyaiva śamaḥ kāraṇamucyate ||

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Traduction

For a sage who wishes to attain to Yoga, action is said to be the means; for the same sage who has attained to Yoga, inaction (iescence) is said to be the means.

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Mot à mot

of one wishing to ascend
of the sage
to yoga
action
the means
is said

of one established in yoga
of him
indeed
calmness
the means
is said

Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explication

Here Krishna describes yoga as a climb with two stages. For the beginner who wishes to ascend, action (karma) is the means: work done with discipline and without selfish motive purifies and steadies the mind. For the one who has already climbed, calm (śama) becomes the means of remaining there. Interpreters differ on whether the advanced yogi gives up outer work or simply acts from inner stillness, but the verse clearly presents action and quiet as phases of one path, not as rival ways of life.