ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना ।
अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे ॥
अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
कई मनुष्य ध्यानयोगके द्वारा, कई सांख्ययोगके द्वारा और कई कर्मयोगके द्वारा अपनेआपसे अपनेआपमें परमात्मतत्त्वका अनुभव करते हैं ॥
English
Some realize the true self within through meditation on the self. Others through clear discernment and yoga, and still others through the yoga of action.
What this verse means
People realize the true self in different ways: through meditation, through clear discernment, or through the yoga of action.
Context & commentary
On the battlefield, Arjuna is frozen between duty and grief. Krishna explains that the true self can be known in more than one way: through meditation, through discernment, or through action done as yoga. The teaching widens the path.
Why this verse still matters
You sit in a quiet room, trying to force clarity before a hard decision, and nothing comes. This verse reminds you that insight may arrive through stillness, analysis, or steady action.
The takeaway
You do not need one perfect doorway. Different temperaments can reach the same realization.
Word-by-word translation
ध्यानेन (through meditation) / आत्मनि (in the self) / पश्यन्ति (they see) / केचित् (some) / आत्मानम् (the true self) / आत्मना (by the self) / अन्ये (others) / सांख्येन (through discernment) / योगेन (through yoga) / कर्मयोगेन (through the yoga of action) / च (and) / अपरे (others)
This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13: Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga — Field and Knower of the Field, which contains 35 verses.
Explore related themes: dhyana (31 verses), kshetrajna (20 verses), atman (12 verses)