योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते ॥ ३ ॥
ārurukṣormuneryogaṃ karma kāraṇamucyate .
yogārūḍhasya tasyaiva śamaḥ kāraṇamucyate .. 3 ..
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For a devotee (muni) who has given up the fruit of action, and who wishes to attain to Yoga,—i.e., who has not already risen to it, who is unable to remain steady in Dhyāna-Yoga,—action (karma) is said to be the means * of attaining his end. For the same devotee, on the other hand, when he has attained to Yoga, quiescence—i.e., the abstaining from all action—is said to be the means (of attaining his end). The more thoroughly he abstains from action, the more free he is from trouble, the more the senses are controlled, and the more steadfast his mind remains. Then he becomes a Yogārūdha, one who has attained to Yoga. Accordingly it is said in the Mahābhārata :
His end is Dhyana-Yoga, and this he attains by action which first purifies the mind and then creates desire and capacity for Dhyana-Yoga.
“For a Brāhmaṇa there is no wealth equal to this, viz., (knowledge of) oneness and homogeneity (of Brahman in all creatures), truthfulness, character, steadiness, harmlessness, straightforwardness, and renunciation of the several actions.”
—(Śāntiparva, 175-38).
Who is a Yogin?
When is a man said to be a Yogārūdha, to have attained to Yoga?—The answer follows: