स च योगः सज्जनेन सह शास्त्रविचारणात् । परमार्थज्ञानमन्त्रो नूनं लभ्यत एव च ॥ ११ ॥
sa ca yōgaḥ sajjanēna saha śāstravicāraṇāt | paramārthajñānamantrō nūnaṁ labhyata ēva ca || 11 ||
Translation
And that yoga, the mantra of the knowledge of the highest, is surely gained through the study of scripture in the company of the good.
Word by word
- sa
- that
- ca
- and
- yōgaḥ
- yoga
- sajjanēna
- the good
- saha
- in the company of
- śāstra
- of scripture
- vicāraṇāt
- through the study
- paramārtha
- of the highest
- jñāna
- of the knowledge
- mantrō
- (mantraḥ) the mantra
- nūnaṁ
- surely
- labhyata
- (labhyate) is gained
- ēva
- indeed
Meaning
Two of the door-keepers appear again as the source of the mantra, inquiry and good company: scripture is studied, and with a good person beside one. Sajjanena saha: one does not study alone. This is the classical Vedānta view of how the knowledge of oneness is had. It comes through hearing the teaching from one who knows. Nūnam and eva both press the point: surely, indeed. Nothing is said here of visions or of a special state to be produced. A mantra is words, and this one is received.