Word meanings
- sanniyamya-controlling
- indriya-grāmam
- all the senses
- sarvatra
- everywhere
- sama-buddayaḥ
- equally disposed
- te-they
- prāpnuvanti
- achieve
- mām
- unto Me
- eva
- certainly
- sarva-bhūtahite
- all living entities' welfare
- ratāḥ
- engaged.
Translations
Having restrained all the senses, being even-minded everywhere, and intent on the welfare of all beings, they verily come unto Me.
Subduing their senses, viewing all conditions of life with an equal eye, and working for the welfare of all beings, they assuredly come to Me.
By fully controlling all the organs and remaining even-minded at all times, they, engaged in the welfare of all beings, attain Me alone.
जो अपनी इन्द्रियोंको वशमें करके अचिन्त्य, सब जगह परिपूर्ण, अनिर्देश्य, कूटस्थ, अचल, ध्रुव, अक्षर और अव्यक्तकी उपासना करते हैं, वे प्राणिमात्रके हितमें रत और सब जगह समबुद्धिवाले मनुष्य मुझे ही प्राप्त होते हैं।Commentary
Those who are free from likes and dislikes (attraction and repulsion) can possess, eanimity of mind. Those who have destroyed ignorance which is the cause for exhilaration and grief, through the knowledge of the Self, those who are free from all kinds of sensual cravings through the constant practice of finding the defects or the evil in sensual pleasures can have evenness of mind. Those who are neither elated nor troubled when they get desirable or undesirable objects can possess evenness of mind.
The two currents of love and hatred (likes and dislikes) make a man think of harming others. When these two are destroyed through meditation on the Self, the Yogi is intent on the welfare of others. He rejoices in doing service to the people. He plunges himself in service. He works constantly for the solidarity or wellbeing of this world. He gives fearlessness (Abhayadana) to all creatures. No creature is afraid of him. He becomes a Paramahamsa Sannyasi who gives shelter to all in his heart.
He attains Selfrealisation. He becoes a knower of Brahman. The knower of Brahman becomes Brahman. By means of the control of the senses the Yogi closes the ten doors (the senses) and withdraws the senses from the sensual objects and fixes the mind on the innermost Self. Those who meditate on the imperishable transcendental Brahman, restraining and subduing the senses, regarding everything eally, rejoicing in the welfare of all beings -- these also come to Me. It needs no saying that they reach Myself, because I hold the wise as verily Myself (Cf.VII.18).
Further it is not necessary to say that they are the best Yogins as they are one with Brahman Himself. (Cf.V.25XI.55)But --