1. yogash trayo maya prokta nrinaan shreyo-vidhitsaya.
jnanan karm ch bhaktishch nopayoanyoasti kutrachith॥
arthah
manushy ke kalyan ke lie (adhikar bhed se) maianne tin yog batalae haian. ve tin yog haian : jnan, karm aur bhakti. moksh ke lie inake atirikt aur koee upay nahian hai.
2. nirvinnanaan jnan-yogo nyasinaan ih karmasu.
teshvanirvinn-chittanaan karm-yogastu kaminamh॥
arthah
jo virakt hokar karm aur unake phaloan ko tyag chuke haian, unake lie jnanayog hai aur jinake chitt mean unake vishay mean vairagy nahian hua hai, aise sakam logoan ke lie karmayog hai.
3. yadrichchhaya matkathadau jat-shraddhastu yah pumanh.
n nirvinno nati-sakto bhakti-yogoasy siddhi-dah॥
arthah
jo purush n to atyant virakt hai aur n atyant asakt hi, lekin sanyogavash meri lila kathaoan mean jise shraddha paida ho gayi, use bhakti yog se hi siddhi milati hai.
4. tavath karmani kurvit n nirvidyet yavata.
matkatha-shravanadau va shraddha yavann jayate॥
arthah
jab tak vairagy utpann nahian hota athava meri katha sunane mean shraddha nahian hoti, tab tak vedavihit karm karane chahie.