Verse 24
Sankalpaprabhavaan kaamaan
Styaktwaa sarvaan asheshatah;
Manasaivendriyagraamam
Viniyamya samantatah.
Abandoning without reserve all the desires born of
Sankalpa, and completely restraining the whole group of senses by the mind from
all sides.
Verse 25
Shanaih shanairuparamed
Buddhyaa dhritigriheetayaa;
Aatmasamstham manah kritwaa
Na kinchidapi chintayet.
Little by little let him attain to quietude by the
intellect held firmly; having made the mind establish itself in the Self, let
him not think of anything.
Verse 26
Yato yato nishcharati
Manashchanchalamasthiram;
Tatastato niyamyaitad
Aatmanyeva vasham nayet.
From whatever cause the restless, unsteady mind
wanders away, from that let him restrain it and bring it under the control of
the Self alone.
Verse 27
Prashaantamanasam hyenam
Yoginam sukhamuttamam;
Upaiti shaantarajasam
Brahmabhootamakalmasham.
Supreme bliss verily comes to this Yogi whose mind is
quite peaceful, whose passion is quieted, who has become Brahman, and who is
free from sin.
Verse 28
Yunjannevam sadaa’tmaanam
Yogee vigatakalmashah;
Sukhena brahmasamsparsham
Atyantam sukham ashnute.
The Yogi, always engaging the mind thus (in the
practice of Yoga), freed from sins, easily enjoys the infinite bliss of contact
with Brahman (the Eternal).
Verse 29
Sarvabhootasthamaatmaanam
Sarvabhootaani chaatmani;
Eekshate yogayuktaatmaa
Sarvatra samadarshanah.
With the mind harmonized by Yoga he sees the Self
abiding in all beings and all beings in the Self; he sees the same everywhere.
Verse 30
Yo maam pashyati sarvatra
Sarvam cha mayi pashyati;
Tasyaaham na pranashyaami
Sa cha me na pranashyati.
He who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me,
he does not become separated from Me nor do I become separated from him.
Verse 31
Sarvabhootasthitam yo
Maam bhajatyekatwamaasthitah;
Sarvathaa vartamaano’pi
Sa yogee mayi vartate.
He who, being established in unity, worships Me who
dwells in all beings,—that Yogi abides in Me, whatever may be his mode of
living.
Verse 32
Aatmaupamyena sarvatra samam
Pashyati yo’rjuna;
Sukham vaa yadi vaa
Duhkham sa yogee paramo matah.
He who, through the likeness of the Self, O Arjuna,
sees equality everywhere, be it pleasure or pain, he is regarded as the highest
Yogi!
Verse 33
Arjuna Uvaacha:
Yo’yam yogastwayaa proktah
Saamyena madhusoodana;
Etasyaaham na pashyaami
Chanchalatwaat sthitim sthiraam.
Arjuna said:
This Yoga of equanimity taught by Thee, O Krishna, I
do not see its steady continuance, because of restlessness (of the mind)!
Verse 34
Chanchalam hi manah krishna
Pramaathi balavad dridham;
Tasyaaham nigraham manye
Vaayoriva sudushkaram.
The mind verily is restless, turbulent, strong and
unyielding, O Krishna! I deem it as difficult to control as to control the
wind.
Verse 35
Sri Bhagavaan Uvaacha:
Asamshayam mahaabaaho
Mano durnigraham chalam;
Abhyaasena tu kaunteya
Vairaagyena cha grihyate.
The Blessed Lord said:
Undoubtedly, O mighty-armed Arjuna, the mind is
difficult to control and restless; but, by practice and by dispassion it may be
restrained!
Continued…
Love.
