यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम् ।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः ॥
yatanto yoginaś cainaṃ paśyanty ātmany avasthitam |yatanto 'py akṛtātmāno nainaṃ paśyanty acetasaḥ ||
- यतन्तः · yatantaḥ
- striving
- योगिनः · yoginaḥ
- practitioners of yoga
- एनम् · enam
- this (self)
- पश्यन्ति · paśyanti
- they see
- आत्मनि · ātmani
- in the self
- अवस्थितम् · avasthitam
- dwelling
- अकृतात्मानः · akṛtātmānaḥ
- the undisciplined in self
- अचेतसः · acetasaḥ
- the senseless, unthinking
“Striving yogis perceive this self dwelling within — but the undisciplined and senseless, strive as they may, do not perceive it.”
— Original plain-language translation
Effort alone is not enough; it must be the right effort joined to inner discipline. The unprepared mind misses what stands closest — the self within. This verse quietly defends the need for a teacher and a method.
— Reader's notes (original)