6.7 जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः। शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः
jit
Word meanings
jita-ātmanaḥ—one who has conquered one’s mind;praśhāntasya—of the peaceful;parama-ātmā—God;samāhitaḥ—steadfast;śhīta—in cold;uṣhṇa—heat;sukha—happiness;duḥkheṣhu—and distress;tathā—also;māna—in honor;apamānayoḥ—and dishonor
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The thinking of the person, with a subdued mind and thus with complete calmness, remains in equilibrium in the case of others and himself, in cold and heat, in pleasure and pain, as well as in honor and dishonor.
The Self of him who is self-controlled, and has attained peace is equally unmoved by heat or cold, pleasure or pain, honour or dishonour.
Of him whose mind is conquered and who is serene, the great self is well secured in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honour and dishonour.
The supreme Self of one who has control over the aggregate of his body and organs, and who is tranquil, becomes manifest. (He should be equipoised) [These words are supplied to complete the sentence.] in the midst of cold and heat, happiness and sorrow, as also honour and dishonour.
The Supreme Self of him who is self-controlled and peaceful is balanced in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, as also in honour and dishonour.
6.9 सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु। साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते
suhṛn
Word meanings
su-hṛit—toward the well-wishers;mitra—friends;ari—enemies;udāsīna—neutral persons;madhya-stha—mediators;dveṣhya—the envious;bandhuṣhu—relatives;sādhuṣhu—pious;api—as well as;cha—and;pāpeṣhu—the sinners;sama-buddhiḥ—of impartial intellect;viśhiṣhyate—is distinguished
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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He whose mind is equal in the case of friend, companion, enemy, the indifferent one, the one who remains in the middle, the foe, the relative, the righteous, and also the sinful—he excels [all].
He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful.
He who regards with an equal eye well-wishers, friends, foes, the indifferent, neutrals, the hateful, the relations, and even the good and the sinful - he excels.
He excels who has sameness of view with regard to a benefactor, a friend, a foe [Ari (foe) is one who does harm behind one's back.], a neutral, an arbiter, the hateful, [Dvesyah is one who openly hateful.] a relative, good people and even sinners.
He who is of the same mind to the good-hearted, friends, enemies, the indifferent, the neutral, the hateful, the relatives, the righteous and the unrighteous, excels.
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ध्यानयोग
Chapter 6: The Yoga of Meditation
dhyānayoga
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6.8 ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः। युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः
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Word meanings
jñāna—knowledge;vijñāna—realized knowledge, wisdom from within;tṛipta ātmā—one fully satisfied;kūṭa-sthaḥ—undisturbed;vijita-indriyaḥ—one who has conquered the senses;yuktaḥ—one who is in constant communion with the Supreme;iti—thus;uchyate—is said;yogī—a yogi;sama—looks equally;loṣhṭra—pebbles;aśhma—stone;kāñchanaḥ—gold
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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He whose self is satisfied with knowledge and with what consists of varied thoughts; who remains peak-like and has completely subdued his senses; and to whom a clod, a stone, and a piece of gold are the same—that man of Yoga is called a master of Yoga.
He who desires nothing but wisdom and spiritual insight, who has conquered his senses and who looks with the same eye upon a lump of earth, a stone or fine gold, is a real saint.
The Yogin whose mind is content with knowledge of the self and also of knowledge of the difference of the self from Prakrti, who is established in the self, whose senses are subdued and to whom earth, stone and gold seem all alike, is called integrated.
One whose mind is satisfied with knowledge and realization, who is unmoved, who has his organs under control, is said to be Self-absorbed. The yogi treats equally a lump of earth, a stone and gold.
The Yogi who is satisfied with the knowledge and the wisdom (of the Self), who has conquered the senses, and to whom a clod of earth, a piece of stone and gold are the same, is said to be harmonised (that is, is said to have attained the state of Nirvikalpa Samadhi).
