yoga-caryÄm imÄá¹ yogÄ«
vicaran mad-apÄÅ›rayaḥ
nÄntarÄyair vihanyeta
niḥspá¹›haḥ sva-sukhÄnubhūḥ

 yoga-caryÄm - the prescribed process of yoga; imÄm - this; yogÄ« - the practitioner; vicaran - executing; mat-apÄÅ›rayaḥ - having taken shelter of Me; na - not; antarÄyaiḥ - by obstacles; vihanyeta - is checked; niḥspá¹›haḥ - free from hankering; sva - of the soul; sukha - the happiness; anubhūḥ - experiencing within.


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The yogī who has taken shelter of Me remains free from hankering because he experiences the happiness of the soul within. Thus while executing this process of yoga, he is never defeated by obstacles.

Purport

According to ÅšrÄ«la ÅšrÄ«dhara SvÄmÄ«, the Supreme Lord has briefly described to Uddhava the essential wisdom of all the Upaniá¹£ads, with the conclusion that pure devotional service to the Lord is the real means of ultimate liberation. In this regard ÅšrÄ«la BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« ṬhÄkura emphasizes that although haá¹­ha-yogÄ«s and rÄja-yogÄ«s try to make progress along their prescribed paths, they confront obstacles and often fail to achieve their desired goals. However, one who surrenders to the Supreme Lord will certainly be victorious on his spiritual path back home, back to Godhead.

Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupÄda to the Eleventh Canto, Twenty-eighth Chapter, of the ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam, entitled “JñÄna-yoga.â€