श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला ।समाधावचला बुद्धिस् तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि ॥
śrutivipratipannā te yadā sthāsyati niścalāsamādhāvacalā buddhis tadā yogamavāpsyasi
When thy intelligence which is bewildered by the Shruti, shall stand unmoving and stable in Samadhi, then shalt thou attain to Yoga.
Gītā 2·53It is not surprising at all, one may observe in passing, that with the conflict of so many philosophical schools all founding themselves on the texts of the Veda and Upanishads, the Gita should describe the understanding as being perplexed and confused, led in different directions by the Shruti, śruti-vipratipannā What battles are even now delivered by Indian pundits and metaphysicians over the meaning of the ancient texts and to what different conclusions they lead! The understanding may well get disgusted and indifferent, gantäsi nirvedam, refuse to hear any more texts new or old, śrotavyasya śrutasya ca, and go into itself to discover the truth in the light of a deeper and inner and direct experience.
