Yogakṣema
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
Vivid Meanings of Yogakṣema[edit]
As per Rgveda[edit]
The word yogakṣema has been used in the Ṛgveda[1] in the sense of earning wealth[2] and protecting it after earning.[3]
As per Dharmaśāstras[edit]
In the dharmaśāstras the word has been interpreted as iṣṭā or sacrifices for yoga and purta or public works of charity for kṣema. Another meaning is comfortable living.[4]
As per Smṛti[edit]
Some others have declared that it indicates the royal ministers and the royal priest since they bring about the welfare of the nation.[5]
As per Bhagavadgītā[edit]
However, in the well-known verse of the Bhagavadgītā[6] all the commentators agree that yoga means getting what one wants, and kṣema, protecting it.
As per Philosophical Interpretations[edit]
The philosophical interpretation can be attaining God is yoga. Mokṣa or freedom from transmigration is kṣema.
References[edit]
- ↑ Ṛgveda 10.166.5
- ↑ Wealth means yoga.
- ↑ It means kṣema.
- ↑ Gautama Dharmasutras 9.63
- ↑ Mitākṣarā, commentary on Yājñavalkya Smṛti 2.119
- ↑ Bhagavadgītā 9.22
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore