आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते ।योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते ॥
ārurukṣor muner yogaṃ karma kāraṇam ucyate |yogārūḍhasya tasyaiva śamaḥ kāraṇam ucyate ||
- आरुरुक्षोः · ārurukṣoḥ
- of one seeking to climb
- मुनेः · muneḥ
- of the sage
- योगम् · yogam
- toward yoga
- कर्म · karma
- action
- कारणम् · kāraṇam
- means
- योगारूढस्य · yogārūḍhasya
- of one risen to yoga
- शमः · śamaḥ
- stillness
“For the sage seeking to climb to yoga, action is called the means. For the same one risen to yoga, stillness is called the means.”
— Original plain-language translation
The path shifts with altitude: effort lifts the beginner, quiet steadies the adept. Karma purifies before dhyana deepens. Knowing which means fits one's stage prevents both laziness and restlessness.
— Reader's notes (original)