Chapter 6 · 47 verses

ध्यानयोगः

Dhyāna-yogaḥ

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6.1अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।The Blessed Lord said: He who performs his bounden duty without depending on the fruits of his actions—he is…
6.2यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।Do you, O Arjuna, know that Yoga is what they call renunciation; no one indeed becomes a Yogi who has not…
6.3आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते।For a sage who wishes to attain to Yoga, action is said to be the means; for the same sage who has attained…
6.4यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्जते।When a person is not attached to the sense-objects or to actions, having renounced all thoughts, then they…
6.5उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।One should raise oneself by one's own self alone; let not one lower oneself; for the self alone is one's own…
6.6बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।The Self is the friend of the self of him by whom the Self has been conquered; but to the unconquered self,…
6.7जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः।The Supreme Self of him who is self-controlled and peaceful remains balanced in cold and heat, pleasure and…
6.8ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः।The Yogi who is satisfied with the knowledge and wisdom of the Self, who has conquered the senses, and to…
6.9सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।He who is of the same mind towards the good-hearted, friends, enemies, the indifferent, the neutral, the…
6.10योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः।Let the yogi constantly strive to keep the mind steady, remaining in solitude, alone, with the body and mind…
6.11शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।In a clean spot, having established a firm seat of his own, neither too high nor too low, made of cloth,…
6.12तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः।There, having made the mind one-pointed, with the actions of the mind and senses controlled, let him, seated…
6.13समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः।Let him firmly hold his body, head, and neck erect and still, gazing at the tip of his nose without looking…
6.14प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः।Serene-minded, fearless, firm in the vow of a Brahmachari, having controlled their mind, thinking of Me and…
6.15युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी नियतमानसः।Thus, always keeping the mind balanced, the yogi, with the mind controlled, attains the peace abiding in Me,…
6.16नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः।Verily, Yoga is not possible for him who eats too much, nor for him who does not eat at all, nor for him who…
6.17युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु।Yoga becomes the destroyer of pain for him who is moderate in eating and recreation (such as walking, etc.),…
6.18यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते।When the perfectly controlled mind rests in the Self alone, free from longing for any of the objects of…
6.19यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।As a lamp placed in a windless spot does not flicker, so is the Yogi of a controlled mind, who practices Yoga…
6.20यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया।When the mind, restrained by the practice of yoga, attains quietude, and when one sees the Self by the Self,…
6.21सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद्बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम्।When he (the Yogi) feels that infinite bliss which can be grasped by the pure intellect and which transcends…
6.22यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः।Having obtained it, he thinks there is no other gain superior to it; established in it, he is not moved even…
6.23तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।Let this be known by the name of Yoga, the severance from union with pain. This Yoga should be practiced with…
6.24सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।Abandoning unreservedly all desires born of Sankalpa (thought and imagination) and completely restraining the…
6.25शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।Little by little, let him attain steadiness of the intellect by holding it firmly; having made the mind…
6.26यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्।From whatever cause the restless and unsteady mind wanders away, let him restrain it from that and bring it…
6.27प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम्।Supreme Bliss indeed comes to this Yogi whose mind is made peaceful, whose passion is quelled, who has become…
6.28युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः।The yogi, always engaging the mind thus (in the practice of yoga), is freed from sins and easily enjoys the…
6.29सर्वभूतस्थमात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि।With the mind harmonized by Yoga, he sees the Self abiding in all beings and all beings in the Self; he sees…
6.30यो मां पश्यति सर्वत्र सर्वं च मयि पश्यति।He who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, never becomes separated from Me, nor do I from him.
6.31सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।He who, being established in unity, worships Me, who dwells in all beings, that yogi abides in Me, whatever…
6.32आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।He who, through the likeness of the Self, O Arjuna, sees reality everywhere, be it pleasure or pain, is…
6.33योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।Arjuna said, "O Krishna, I do not see how this Yoga of equanimity, which you have taught me, can be…
6.34चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्दृढम्।The mind is indeed restless, turbulent, strong, and unyielding, O Krishna; I consider it as difficult to…
6.35असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।The Blessed Lord said, "Undoubtedly, O mighty-armed Arjuna, the mind is difficult to control and restless;…
6.36असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।I think Yoga is hard to be attained by one with an uncontrolled self, but the self-controlled and striving…
6.37अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।Arjuna said, "He who is unable to control himself, even though he has faith, and whose mind wanders away from…
6.38कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति।Fallen from both, does he not perish like a rent cloud, supportless, O mighty-armed one, deluded on the path…
6.39एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः।O Krishna, please completely dispel this doubt of mine, for it is not possible for anyone but You to do so.
6.40पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।The Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, neither in this world nor in the next will there be destruction for him;…
6.41प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकानुषित्वा शाश्वतीः समाः।Having attained to the worlds of the righteous and having dwelt there for everlasting years, he who fell from…
6.42अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।Or he is born in a family of even the wisest of yogis; verily, such a birth is very difficult to obtain in…
6.43तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्।Then he comes into contact with the knowledge acquired in his former body and strives even more for…
6.44पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।By that same former practice, he is borne on in spite of himself. Even he who merely wishes to know Yoga goes…
6.45प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिषः।But the Yogi who strives assiduously, purified of sins and perfected gradually over many births, reaches the…
6.46तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।The yogi is thought to be superior to the ascetics, even superior to those who have knowledge obtained…
6.47योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।And among all the Yogis, he who, full of faith and with his inner self merged in Me, worships Me is deemed by…