नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते ।
स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात् ॥
स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात् ॥
हिन्दी अनुवाद
मनुष्यलोकमें इस समबुद्धिरूप धर्मके आरम्भका नाश नहीं होता, इसके अनुष्ठानका उलटा फल भी नहीं होता और इसका थोड़ासा भी अनुष्ठान जन्ममरणरूप महान् भयसे रक्षा कर लेता है ॥
English
In this human world, no effort toward this steady wisdom is ever lost. No harmful result comes from it. Even a little practice of this dharma protects one from great fear.
श्लोक का अर्थ
Even a small beginning in this discipline is never wasted, never backfires, and can protect you from deep fear.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
Krishna is still answering Arjuna on the battlefield as the war waits. After teaching steady action, he reassures him that even a small step in this path is never wasted, never harmful, and can free a person from the fear that keeps them stuck.
आज के संदर्भ में
You finally open the meditation app after weeks of avoidance, sit for three minutes, and wonder whether it matters. It matters more than you think.
सार
You can begin imperfectly without dread. Small practice still counts and still changes you.
शब्दार्थ
न इह (not here/in this world) / अभिक्रम-नाशः (loss of beginning effort) / अस्ति (there is) / प्रत्यवायः (reverse result or harmful consequence) / न (not) / विद्यते (is found) / स्वल्पम् (a little) / अपि (even) / अस्य (of this) / धर्मस्य (of dharma) / त्रायते (protects) / महतः (from great) / भयात् (fear)
यह श्लोक भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2: सांख्य योग — ज्ञान का योग का भाग है, जिसमें कुल 72 श्लोक हैं।
संबंधित विषय: karma yoga (55 श्लोक), dharma (14 श्लोक)