Text 29] Instructions for Civilized Human Beings 227

dhyandvasthita-tad-gatena manasa pasyanti yam yoginah: a person in
meditation achieves the perfection of yoga practice when he can see the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. By various practices, one may come to
the point of controlling the senses, but simply controlling the senses does
not bring one to a substantial conclusion. However, by staunch faith in
the spiritual master and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one not
only controls the senses but also realizes the Supreme Lord.

yasya deve para bhaktir
yatha deve tatha gurau

tasyaite kathita hy arthah
prakdsante mahatmanah

“Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and
the spiritual master are all the imports of the Vedic knowledge
automatically revealed.” (Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.23) It is further
stated, tusyeyam sarva-bhiitatma guru-Susriisayad and taranty ajjo
bhavarnavam. Simply by rendering service to the spiritual master, one
crosses the ocean of nescience and returns home, back to Godhead. Thus
he gradually sees the Supreme Lord face to face and enjoys life in asso-
ciation with the Lord. The ultimate goal of yoga is to come in contact
with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Unless this point is achieved,
one’s so-called yoga practice is simply labor without any benefit.

TEXT 29
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WAM AAG? EA Tae «TATA: HRS

yatha vartadayo hy artha
yogasyartham na bibhrati

anarthaya bhaveyuh sma
purtam istarm tathdsatah

yatha—as; varta-ddayah —activities like occupational or professional
duties; hi—certainly; arthah—income (from such occupational duties);
yogasya—of mystic power for self-realization; artham—benefit; na—
