Bhagavad Gita 6.46 · Krishna
Be a yogi, Arjuna
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।
कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन॥
tapasvibhyo’adhiko yogī jñānibhyo’api mato’adhikaḥkarmibhyaścādhiko yogī tasmādyogī bhavārjuna
The yogi is greater than those of austerity, greater than the learned, greater than those of ritual action. So be a yogi, Arjuna.
Words
- yoga
What it means
Krishna compares paths. The yogi, he says, is greater than those who practise harsh austerity, greater than scholars, greater than those who perform rituals for reward. Why? Because the yogi unites everything, action, knowledge and devotion, in a steady, offered life. Then the call. Be a yogi, Arjuna.
The story
After chapters of teaching, Krishna makes it personal. Tasmad yogi bhava Arjuna. So be a yogi. He isn't asking Arjuna to leave the battlefield. He's asking him to bring yoga onto it.
In your life
Think of someone who reads, prays and works, but brings all three together into a kind, steady life. That integration is yoga. Where in your life could you bring your values and work closer?
Bring it all together. Be a yogi.