🪷 Bhagavad-Gītā · 13.26

Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga · "The Yoga of the Field & the Field-Knower" · Verse 26 of 35

अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वाऽन्येभ्य उपासते।तेऽपि चातितरन्त्येव मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणाः।।13.26।।
Bhagavad-Gītā 13.26 · Devanāgarī root text

🪷 English Translations

5 received English translations are available for this śloka. Each voice is labelled; no single rendering is presented as the Sanskrit itself.

Shri Purohit Swami · Poetic English · 1935 edition attribution in the received data
13.26 Others again, having no direct knowledge but only hearing from others, nevertheless worship, and they, too, if true to the teachings, cross the sea of death.
Swami Sivananda · Direct prose · Divine Life Society
13.26 Others also, not knowing thus, worship, having heard of It from others; they, too, cross beyond death, regarding what they have heard as the Supreme refuge.
Swami Gambīrānanda · Word-key glosses · Advaita Ashrama · Śaṅkara-school
13.26 Anye tu, others again; ajanantah, who do not know the Self as described above; evam, thus, even in one of these alternative ways; upasate, take to thinking, take to reflection, being imbued with faith; srutva, after hearing; anyhyah, from others, from the teachers, having been told, 'Think only of this.' Te api ca, they, too; sruti-parayanah, who are devoted to hearing, to whom hearing is the supreme course, the best discipline for starting on the path to Liberation, i.e., those who, themselves lacking in discrimination, accept only others' advice as most authoritative; eva, certainly; ati-taranti, overcome; mrtyum, death, i.e. the mundane existence which is fraught with death. The implication is; It goes without saying that those discriminating people who are idenpendent in the application of the valid means of knowledge, cross over death. That the knowledge of the identity of the Knower of the field and God leads to Liberation has been stated in, '৷৷.by realizing which one attains Immortality' (12). For what reason is it so? To point out that reason the (next) verse is begun:
Swami Ādidevānanda · Śrī-Vaiṣṇava perspective · Rāmānuja school
13.26 But some, namely, those who are not alified for Karma Yoga etc., for realising the self, listen to Jnanins who know the truth, and meditate on the self through Karma Yoga, etc. - they too pass beyond death. It means that those who are devoted to what they hear only, even they, intent on hearing and devoid of evils, begin in due course, the practice of Karma Yoga etc., and pass beyond death. By the term 'too' (api), the difference in levels is made out. Now, in order to teach the contemplation on the distinctness of the self conjoined with the Prakrti, he says that all entities, movables and immovables, are the product of combination between the conscient and the non-conscient:
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan · Academic precision · modern scholarly
13.26. But others, who have no knowledge of this nature, listen from others and practise reflection [accordingly] they too, being devoted to what they have heard, do cross over death.

🪷 Hindi Translation · हिन्दी अनुवाद

Received Hindi rendering attributed in the source data to Swami Rāmsukhdās ji.

🪷 Swami Rāmsukhdās · Hindi rendering · source-data attribution
।।13.26।।दूसरे मनुष्य इस प्रकार (ध्यानयोग, सांख्ययोग, कर्मयोग, आदि साधनोंको) नहीं जानते, केवल (जीवन्मुक्त महापुरुषोंसे) सुनकर उपासना करते हैं, ऐसे वे सुननेके परायण मनुष्य भी मृत्युको तर जाते हैं।

🪷 English Commentaries · The Ācārya Voices

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Swami Sivananda · Verse-by-verse word-keys with Sanskrit anchors
13.26 अन्ये others? तु indeed? एवम् thus? अजानन्तः not knowing? श्रुत्वा having heard? अन्येभ्यः from others? उपासते worship? ते they? अपि also? च and? अतितरन्ति cross beyond? एव even? मृत्युम् death? श्रुतिपरायणाः regarding what they have heard as the Supreme refuge.Commentary The three paths? viz.? the Yoga of meditation? the Yoga of knowledge? and the Yoga of action to attain the knowledge of the Self were described in the previous verse. In this verse the Yoga of worship is described.Some who are ignorant of the methods described in the previous verse listen to the teachings of the spiritual preceptors regarding this great Truth or the Self with intense and unshakable faith? solely depending upon the authority of others instructions? and through constant remembrance and contemplation of them attain immortality. They are devoted to their preceptor. Some study the books written by realised seers? stick with great faith to the teachings contained therein and live according to them. They also overcome death. Whichever path one follows? one eventually attains the knowledge of the Self and final liberation from birth and death? -- salvation (Moksha). There are several paths to suit aspirants of different temperaments and eipments.Freeing oneself from ignorance with its effects through the knowledge of the Self? is crossing the Samsara or attaining immortality or overcoming death or obtaining release or salvation.
Swami Gambīrānanda · Advaita-school commentary (Śaṅkara tradition)
13.26 Anye tu, others again; ajanantah, who do not know the Self as described above; evam, thus, even in one of these alternative ways; upasate, take to thinking, take to reflection, being imbued with faith; srutva, after hearing; anyhyah, from others, from the teachers, having been told, 'Think only of this.' Te api ca, they, too; sruti-parayanah, who are devoted to hearing, to whom hearing is the supreme course, the best discipline for starting on the path to Liberation, i.e., those who, themselves lacking in discrimination, accept only others' advice as most authoritative; eva, certainly; ati-taranti, overcome; mrtyum, death, i.e. the mundane existence which is fraught with death. The implication is; It goes without saying that those discriminating people who are idenpendent in the application of the valid means of knowledge, cross over death. That the knowledge of the identity of the Knower of the field and God leads to Liberation has been stated in, '৷৷.by realizing which one attains Immortality' (12). For what reason is it so? To point out that reason the (next) verse is begun:
Swami Ādidevānanda · Rāmānuja Śrī-Vaiṣṇava commentary
13.26 But some, namely, those who are not alified for Karma Yoga etc., for realising the self, listen to Jnanins who know the truth, and meditate on the self through Karma Yoga, etc. - they too pass beyond death. It means that those who are devoted to what they hear only, even they, intent on hearing and devoid of evils, begin in due course, the practice of Karma Yoga etc., and pass beyond death. By the term 'too' (api), the difference in levels is made out. Now, in order to teach the contemplation on the distinctness of the self conjoined with the Prakrti, he says that all entities, movables and immovables, are the product of combination between the conscient and the non-conscient:
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan · Modern academic scholarship
13.25-26 Dhyanena etc., Anye etc. A knowledge of this sort is the main. [For this end] some practise religious meditation of the Self as Self; others [try] by means of the Sankhya (knowledge) mentioned already (Ch. V, 5ff), while still others [strive] through action. Still others, bent upon hearing [from the preceptors etc.] practise the religious meditation as they have heard, even though they do not themselves know, (have) the knowledge of this kind. They too cross over the death, i.e., the cycyle of birth and death. What is conveyed here is this : The category Bhagavat, if mentally reflected upon by one means or the other, does transport across [the ocean of death circle]. Therefore , let one remain in this fashion by all means.
Swami Chinmayānanda · Chinmaya Mission · modern Vedantic teaching
।।13.26।। उत्तम और मध्यम अधिकारियों के लिए उपयुक्त मार्गों को बताने के पश्चात् अब मन्द बुद्धि साधकों के लिए गीताचार्य एक उपाय बताते हैं।अन्यों से श्रवण कुछ ऐसे भी लोग होते हैं? जो ध्यान? सांख्य और कर्मयोग इन तीनों में से किसी एक को भी करने में असमर्थ होते हैं। उनके विकास के लिए एकमात्र उपाय यह है कि उनको किसी आचार्य से,पूजा या उपासना के विषय में श्रवण कर तदनुसार ईश्वर की आराधना करनी चाहिए।वे भी मृत्यु को तर जाते हैं जगत् में यह देखा जाता है कि जिनकी बुद्धि मन्द होती है? उनमें श्रद्धा का आधिक्य होता है। अत? यदि ऐसे मन्दबुद्धि साधक श्रद्धापूर्वक उपदिष्ट प्रकार से उपासना करें? तो वे भी इस अनित्य मृत्युरूप संसार को पार करके नित्य तत्त्व का अनुभव कर सकते हैं। देह के अन्त को ही मृत्यु नहीं समझना चाहिए। यह शब्द उसके व्यापक अर्थ में यहाँ प्रयुक्त किया गया है। अनित्य? अनात्म उपाधियों के साथ तादात्म्य करने से हम भी उनके परिवर्तनों से प्रभावित होते रहते हैं। यह परिवर्तन का दुखपूर्ण अनुभव ही मृत्यु कहलाता है। इनसे भिन्न नित्य अविकारी आत्मा को जानना ही मृत्यु को तर जाना है? अर्थात् सभी परिवर्तनों में अविचलित और अप्रभावित रहना है श्री शंकराचार्य कहते हैं कि स्वयं विवेकरहित होते हुए भी केवल परोपदेश के श्रवण से ही यदि ये साधक मोक्ष को प्राप्त होते हैं? तो फिर प्रमाणपूर्वक विचार के प्रति स्वतन्त्र विवेकी साधकों के विषय में कहना ही क्या है कि वे मोक्ष को प्राप्त करते हैं।इन सब साधनों के द्वारा हमें कौन से साध्य का सम्पादन करना है इस पर कहते हैं

🪷 Hindi Vyākhyā · हिन्दी व्याख्या

Received Hindi vyākhyā attributed in the source data to Swami Rāmsukhdās ji.

🪷 Swami Rāmsukhdās · Hindi vyākhyā · source-data attribution
।।13.26।। व्याख्या -- अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः ৷৷. मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणाः -- कई ऐसे तत्त्वप्राप्तिकी उत्कण्ठावाले मनुष्य हैं? जो ध्यानयोग? सांख्ययोग? कर्मयोग? हठयोग? लययोग आदि साधनोंको समझते ही नहीं अतः वे साधन उनके अनुष्ठानमें भी नहीं आते। ऐसे मनुष्य केवल तत्त्वज्ञ जीवन्मुक्त महापुरुषोंकी आज्ञाका पालन करके मृत्युको तर जाते हैं अर्थात् तत्त्वज्ञानको प्राप्त कर लेते हैं। जैसे धनी आदमीकी आज्ञाका पालन करनेसे धन मिलता है? ऐसे ही तत्त्वज्ञ जीवन्मुक्त महापुरुषोंकी आज्ञाका पालन करनेसे तत्त्वज्ञान मिलता है। हाँ? इसमें इतना फरक है कि धनी जब देता है? तब धन मिलता है परन्तु सन्तमहापुरुषोंकी आज्ञाका पालन करनेसे? उनके मनके? संकेतके? आज्ञाके अनुसार तत्परतापूर्वक चलनेसे मनुष्य स्वतः उस परमात्मतत्त्वको प्राप्त हो जाता है? जो कि सबको सदासे ही स्वतःस्वाभाविक प्राप्त है। कारण कि धन तो धनीके अधीन होता है? पर परमात्मतत्त्व किसीके अधीन नहीं है।शरीरके साथ सम्बन्ध रखनेसे ही मृत्यु होती है। जो मनुष्य महापुरुषोंकी आज्ञाके परायण हो जाते हैं? उनका शरीरसे माना हुआ सम्बन्ध छूट जाता है। अतः वे मृत्युको तर जाते हैं अर्थात् वे पहले शरीरकी मृत्युसे अपनी मृत्यु मानते थे? उस मान्यतासे रहित हो जाते हैं।ऐसे श्रुतिपरायण साधकोंकी तीन श्रेणियाँ होती हैं -- 1 -- यदि साधकमें सांसारिक सुखभोगकी इच्छा नहीं है? केवल तत्त्वप्राप्तिकी ही उत्कट अभिलाषा है और वह जिनकी आज्ञका पालन करता है? वे अनुभवी महापुरुष हैं? तो साधकको शीघ्र ही परमात्माकी प्राप्ति हो जाती है।2 -- यदि साधकमें सुखभोगकी इच्छा शेष है? तो केवल महापुरुषकी आज्ञाका पालन करनेसे ही उसकी उस इच्छाका नाश हो जायगा और उसको परमात्माकी प्राप्ति हो जायगी।3 -- साधक जिनकी आज्ञाका पालन करता है? वे अनुभवी महापुरुष नहीं हैं? पर साधकमें किञ्चिन्मात्र भी सांसारिक इच्छा नहीं है और उसका उद्देश्य केवल परमात्माकी प्राप्ति करना है? तो उसको भगवत्कृपासे परमात्मप्राप्ति हो जायगी क्योंकि भगवान् तो उसको जानते ही हैं।अगर किसी कारणवश साधककी संतमहापुरुषके प्रति अश्रद्धा? दोषदृष्टि हो जाय तो उनमें साधकको अवगुणहीअवगुण दीखेंगे? गुण दीखेंगे ही नहीं। इसका कारण यह है कि महापुरुष गुणअवगुणोंसे ऊँचे उठे (गुणातीत) होते हैं अतः उनमें अश्रद्धा होनेपर अपना ही भाव अपनेको दीखता है। मनुष्य जिस भावसे देखता है? उसी भावसे उसका सम्बन्ध हो जाता है। अवगुण देखनेसे उसका सम्बन्ध अवगुणोंसे हो जाता है। इसलिये साधकको चाहिये कि वह तत्त्वज्ञ महापुरुषकी क्रियाओंपर? उनके आचरणोंपर ध्यान न देकर उनके पास तटस्थ होकर रहे। संतमहापुरुषसे ज्यादा लाभ वही ले सकता है? जो उनसे किसी प्रकारके सांसारिक व्यवहारका सम्बन्ध न रखकर केवल पारमार्थिक (साधनका) सम्बन्ध रखता है। दूसरी बात? साधक इस बातकी सावधानी रखे कि उसके द्वारा उन महापुरुषकी कहीं भी निन्दा न हो। यदि वह उनकी निन्दा करेगा? तो उसकी कहीं भी उन्नति नहीं होगी। सम्बन्ध -- पूर्वश्लोकमें कहा गया कि श्रुतिपरायण साधक भी मृत्युको तर जाते हैं? तो अब प्रश्न होता है कि मृत्युके होनेमें क्या कारण है इसका उत्तर भगवान् आगेके श्लोकमें देते हैं।

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