एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्या संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना ।
जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम् ॥ ४३ ॥
जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम् ॥ ४३ ॥
evaṃ buddheḥ paraṃ buddhyā saṃstabhyātmānamātmanā .
jahi śatruṃ mahābāho kāmarūpaṃ durāsadam .. 43 ..
Then knowing Him who is superior to reason, subduing the self by the self, slay thou, O mighty-armed, the enemy in the form of desire, hard to conquer.
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Thus understanding the Self who is superior to reason, and subduing the self by the self, i.e., steadily composing the self by means of the self.* do thou slay desire. It is difficult to conquer desire, on account of its complex and incomprehensible nature.
The regenerated or purified mind (self, manas) is the means of attaining self-composure (manas-samādhāna)—(A).
इति श्रीमद्भगवद्गीतासूपनिषत्सु ब्रह्मविद्यायां योगशास्त्रे
श्री कृष्णार्जुनसंवादे कर्मयोगो नाम
तृतीयोऽध्यायः ॥
श्री कृष्णार्जुनसंवादे कर्मयोगो नाम
तृतीयोऽध्यायः ॥