6.19 यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता। योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः
yathā dīpo nivātastho neṅgate sopamā smṛtā | yogino yata
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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
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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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).
6.21 सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद्बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम्। वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः
sukham
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sukham—happiness;ātyantikam—limitless;yat—which;tat—that;buddhi—by intellect;grāhyam—grasp;atīndriyam—transcending the senses;vetti—knows;yatra—wherein;na—never;cha—and;eva—certainly;ayam—he;sthitaḥ—situated;chalati—deviates;tattvataḥ—from the Eternal Truth
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Where he realizes the limitless Bliss, which is to be grasped by intellect and is beyond the senses; remaining where he does not depart from the Reality.
When he enjoys the Bliss which passes sense, and which only the Pure Intellect can grasp, when he comes to rest within his own highest Self, never again will he stray from reality.
Where one knows that infinite happiness which can be grasped by the intellect but is beyond the grasp of the senses, wherein established one swerves not from that condition;
When one experience that absolute Bliss which can be intuited by the intellect and which is beyond the senses, and being established (thus) this person surely does not swerve from Reality;
When he (the Yogi) feels that infinite bliss which can be grasped by the (pure) intellect and which transcends the senses, and, established wherein he never moves from the Reality,
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ध्यानयोग
Chapter 6: The Yoga of Meditation
dhyānayoga
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6.20 यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया। यत्र चैवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति
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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
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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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,
