Devanagari
श्रीभगवानुवाच
पुत्रा हिरण्यगर्भस्य मानसा: सनकादय: ।
पप्रच्छु: पितरं सूक्ष्मां योगस्यैकान्तिकीं गतिम् ॥ १६ ॥
Verse text
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
putrā hiraṇyagarbhasya
mānasāḥ sanakādayaḥ
papracchuḥ pitaraṁ sūkṣmāṁ
yogasyaikāntikīṁ gatim
Synonyms
śrī
—
bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
;
putrāḥ
—
the sons
;
hiraṇya
—
garbhasya — of Lord Brahmā
;
mānasāḥ
—
born of the mind
;
sanaka
—
ādayaḥ — headed by Sanaka Ṛṣi
;
papracchuḥ
—
inquired
;
pitaram
—
from their father (Brahmā)
;
sūkṣmām
—
subtle and therefore difficult to understand
;
yogasya
—
of the science of yoga
;
ekāntikīm
—
the supreme
;
gatim
—
destination .
Translation
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Once, the mental sons of Lord Brahmā, namely, the sages headed by Sanaka, inquired from their father about the difficult subject matter of the supreme goal of yoga.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The Supreme Lord said: Once, the mental sons of Lord Brahmā, the sages headed by Sanaka, inquired from their father about the highest and intangible limit of yoga.
Aikāntikīm gatim means the highest limit or goal.