Chapter 18 · Verse 75

Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender

व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्

vyāsa-prasādāch chhrutavān etad guhyam ahaṁ param yogaṁ yogeśhvarāt kṛiṣhṇāt sākṣhāt kathayataḥ svayam

Word Meanings

vyāsa-prasādāt śhrutavān etat guhyam aham param yogam yoga-īśhvarāt kṛiṣhṇāt sākṣhāt kathayataḥ svayam

Translation

By the grace of Vyasa, I have heard this supreme secret of Yoga directly from Krishna, the Lord of Yoga, as He himself declared it.

Commentary

व्यासप्रसादात् through the grace of Vyasa? श्रुतवान् have heard? एतत् this? गुह्यम् secret? अहम् I? परम् supreme? योगम् Yoga? योगेश्वरात् from the Lord of Yoga? कृष्णात् from Krishna? साक्षात् directly? कथयतः declaring? स्वयम् Himself.Commentary Through the grace of Vyasa By obtaining the divine eye from him.Yoga This dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna? I have heard it direct from Him. This dialogue is called Yoga because it treats of Yoga and it leads to the attainment of union with the Lord.