6.12 तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः। उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये
tatra
Word meanings
tatra—there;eka-agram—one-pointed;manaḥ—mind;kṛitvā—having made;yata-chitta—controlling the mind;indriya—senses;kriyaḥ—activities;upaviśhya—being seated;āsane—on the seat;yuñjyāt yogam—should strive to practice yog;ātma viśhuddhaye—for purification of the mind
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Sitting there on the seat and making the mind single-pointed, let him, with the activities of his mind and senses subdued, practice Yoga for self-purification.
Seated thus, his mind concentrated, its functions controlled and his senses governed, let him practise meditation for the purification of his lower nature.
There, sitting on the seat, with the mind concentrated and holding the mind and senses in check, he should practise Yoga for the purification of the self.
(and) sitting on that seat, he should concentrate his mind for the purification of the internal organ, making the mind one-pointed and keeping the actions of the mind and senses under control.
There, having made the mind one-pointed, with the actions of the mind and the senses controlled, let him, seated on the seat, practise Yoga for the purification of the self.
6.14 प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः। मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः
praśānt
Word meanings
praśhānta—serene;ātmā—mind;vigata-bhīḥ—fearless;brahmachāri-vrate—in the vow of celibacy;sthitaḥ—situated;manaḥ—mind;sanyamya—having controlled;mat-chittaḥ—meditate on me (Shree Krishna);yuktaḥ—engaged;āsīta—should sit;mat-paraḥ—having me as the supreme goal
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Being calm-minded, fearless, and firmly devoted to celibacy; controlling the mind completely; let the master of Yoga remain, fixing his mind on Me and having Me as his supreme goal.
With peace in his heart and nor fear, observing the vow of celibacy, with mind controlled and fixed on Me, let the student lose himself in contemplation of Me.
Serene and fearless, firm in the vow of celibacy, holding the mind in check and fixing the thought on Me, he should sit in Yoga, intent on Me.
He should remain seated with a placid mind, free from fear, firm in the vow of a celibate, and with the mind fixed on Me by controlling it through concentration, having Me as the supreme Goal.
Serene-minded, fearless, firm in the vow of a Brahmachari, having controlled the mind, thinking of Me and balanced in mind, let him sit, having Me as his supreme goal.
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ध्यानयोग
Chapter 6: The Yoga of Meditation
dhyānayoga
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6.13 समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः। संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्
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Word meanings
samam—straight;kāya—body;śhiraḥ—head;grīvam—neck;dhārayan—holding;achalam—unmoving;sthiraḥ—still;samprekṣhya—gazing;nāsika-agram—at the tip of the nose;svam—own;diśhaḥ—directions;cha—and;anavalokayan—not looking
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Holding the body, head, and neck erect and motionless; remaining firm; looking properly at one's own nose-tip; and not looking in different directions.
Let him hold body, head and neck erect, motionless and steady; let him look fixedly at the tip of his nose, turning neither to the right nor to the left.
Holding the trunk, head and neck erect, motionless and steady, gazing at the tip of the nose, and looking not in any direction;
Holding the body, head and neck erect and still, being steady, looking at the tip of his own nose-and not looking around;
Let him firmly hold his body, head and neck erect and perfectly still, gazing at the tip of his nose, without looking around.
