6.18 यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते। निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा
yadā viniyataṃ cittam
Word meanings
yadā—when;viniyatam—fully controlled;chittam—the mind;ātmani—of the self;eva—certainly;avatiṣhṭhate—stays;nispṛihaḥ—free from cravings;sarva—all;kāmebhyaḥ—for yearning of the senses;yuktaḥ—situated in perfect Yog;iti—thus;uchyate—is said;tadā—then
Verse audio
Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Translation stream
When his mind, well-controlled, is established in nothing but the Self, and he is free from craving for any desired object—at that time he is called a master of Yoga.
When the mind, completely controlled, is centered in the Self, and free from all earthly desires, then is the man truly spiritual.
When the subdued mind rests on the self alone, then, free of all yearning for objects of desire, one is said to be fit for Yoga.
A man who has become free from hankering for all desirable objects is then said to be Self-absorbed when the controlled mind rests in the Self alone.
When the perfectly controlled mind rests in the Self only, free from longing for the objects of desire, then it is said: “He is united.”
6.20 यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया। यत्र चैवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति
yatr
Word meanings
yatra—when;uparamate—rejoice inner joy;chittam—the mind;niruddham—restrained;yoga-sevayā—by the practice of yog;yatra—when;cha—and;eva—certainly;ātmanā—through the purified mind;ātmānam—the soul;paśhyan—behold;ātmani—in the self;tuṣhyati—is satisfied
Verse audio
Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Translation stream
Where the mind, restrained through yoga practice, remains still; and where, observing, the yogi finds satisfaction in the Self alone, by perceiving only the Self within.
There, where the whole nature is seen in the light of the Self, where the man abides within his Self and is satisfied there, its functions restrained by its union with the Divine, the mind finds rest.
Where the mind, controlled by the practice of Yoga, rests and where seeing the self by the self one is delighted by the self only;
At the time when the mind restrained through the practice of Yoga gets withdrawn, and just when by seeing the Self by the self one remains contented in the Self alone [A.G. construes the word eva (certainly) with tusyati (remains contented).-Tr.];
When the mind, restrained by the practice of Yoga, attains to quietude, and when, seeing the Self by the Self, he is satisfied in his own Self,
Verse
ध्यानयोग
Chapter 6: The Yoga of Meditation
dhyānayoga
Chapters
Verses
6.19 यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता। योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः
|
Word meanings
yathā—as;dīpaḥ—a lamp;nivāta-sthaḥ—in a windless place;na—does not;iṅgate—flickers;sā—this;upamā—analogy;smṛitā—is considered;yoginaḥ—of a yogi;yata-chittasya—whose mind is disciplined;yuñjataḥ—steadily practicing;yogam—in meditation;ātmanaḥ—on the Supreme
Verse audio
Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Translation stream
Just as a lamp in a windless place does not shake, this simile is recalled in the case of the man of Yoga, with a subdued mind, practicing Yoga in the Self.
The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind.
'A lamp does not flicker in a windless place' - that is the simile employed for the subdued mind of a Yogin who practises Yoga.
As a lamp kept in a windless place does not flicker, such is the simile thought of for the yogi whose mind is under control, and who is engaged in concentration on the Self.
As a lamp placed in a windless spot does not flicker–to such is compared the Yogi of controlled mind, practising Yoga in the Self (or absorbed in the Yoga of the Self).
