Bhagwad Gita - Post 71

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!

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Bhagwad Gita - Post 70

Verse 16

Naatyashnatastu yogo’sti

Nachaikaantamanashnatah;

Na chaatiswapnasheelasya

Jaagrato naiva chaarjuna.

Verily Yoga is not possible for him who eats too much, nor for him who does not eat at all; nor for him who sleeps too much, nor for him who is (always) awake, O Arjuna!

Verse 17

Yuktaahaaravihaarasya

Yuktacheshtasya karmasu;

Yuktaswapnaavabodhasya

Yogo bhavati duhkhahaa.

Yoga becomes the destroyer of pain for him who is always moderate in eating and recreation (such as walking, etc.), who is moderate in exertion in actions, who is moderate in sleep and wakefulness.

Verse 18

Yadaa viniyatam

Chittamaatmanyevaavatishthate;

Nihsprihah sarvakaamebhyo

Yukta ityuchyate tadaa.

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.”

Verse 19

Yathaa deepo nivaatastho

Nengate sopamaa smritaa;

Yogino yatachittasya

Yunjato yogamaatmanah.

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).

Verse 20

Yatroparamate chittam

Niruddham yogasevayaa;

Yatra chaivaatmanaa’tmaanam

Pashyannaatmani tushyati.

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 21

Sukhamaatyantikam yattad

Buddhi graahyamateendriyam;

Vetti yatra na chaivaayam

Sthitashchalati tattwatah.

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,

Verse 22

Yam labdhwaa chaaparam

Laabham manyate naadhikam tatah;

Yasmin sthito na duhkhena

Gurunaapi vichaalyate.

Which, having obtained, he thinks there is no other gain superior to it; wherein established, he is not moved even by heavy sorrow.

Verse 23

Tam vidyaad duhkhasamyogaviyogam Yogasamjnitam;

Sa nishchayena yoktavyo

Yogo’nirvinna chetasaa.

Let that be known by the name of Yoga, the severance from union with pain. This Yoga should be practiced with determination and with an undesponding mind.

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Bhagwad Gita - Post 69

Verse 1

Sri Bhagavaan Uvaacha:

Anaashritah karmaphalam 

kaaryam karma karoti yah;

Sa sannyaasi cha yogee cha 

na niragnirna chaakriyah.

The Blessed Lord said:

He who performs his bounden duty without depending on the fruits of his actions—he is a Sannyasin and a Yogi, not he who is without fire and without action.

Verse 2 

Yam sannyaasamiti praahuryogam 

tam viddhi paandava;

Na hyasannyastasankalpo 

yogee bhavati kashchana.

Do thou, O Arjuna, know Yoga to be that which they call renunciation; no one verily becomes a Yogi who has not renounced thoughts!

Verse 3 

Aarurukshormuneryogam 

karma kaaranamuchyate;

Yogaaroodhasya tasyaiva 

shamah kaaranamuchyate.

For a sage who wishes to attain to Yoga, action is said to be the means; for the same sage who has attained to Yoga, inaction (quiescence) is said to be the means.

Verse 4

Yadaa hi nendriyaartheshu 

na karmaswanushajjate;

Sarvasankalpasannyaasee 

yogaaroodhas tadochyate.

When a man is not attached to the sense-objects or to actions, having renounced all thoughts, then he is said to have attained to Yoga.

Verse 5

Uddharedaatmanaatmaanam 

naatmaanamavasaadayet;

Atmaiva hyaatmano 

bandhuraatmaiva ripuraatmanah.

Let a man lift himself by his own Self alone; let him not lower himself, for this self alone is the friend of oneself and this self alone is the enemy of oneself.

Verse 6

Bandhuraatmaa’tmanastasya 

yenaatmaivaatmanaa jitah;

Anaatmanastu shatrutwe 

vartetaatmaiva shatruvat.

The self is the friend of the self for him who has conquered himself by the Self, but to the unconquered self, this self stands in the position of an enemy like the (external) foe.

Verse 7

Jitaatmanah prashaantasya 

paramaatmaa samaahitah;

Sheetoshna sukha duhkheshu

tathaa maanaapamaanayoh.

The Supreme Self of him who is self-controlled and peaceful is balanced in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, as also in honor and dishonor.

Verse 8

Jnana vijnaana triptaatmaa 

kootastho vijitendriyah;

Yuktah ityuchyate yogee 

samaloshtaashmakaanchanah.

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).

Verse 9

Suhrinmitraary udaaseena 

madhyastha dweshya bandhushu;

Saadhushwapi cha paapeshu 

samabuddhirvishishyate.

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.

Verse 10

Yogee yunjeeta satatama

atmaanam rahasi sthitah;

Ekaakee yatachittaatmaa 

niraasheeraparigrahah.

Let the Yogi try constantly to keep the mind steady, remaining in solitude, alone, with the mind and the body controlled, and free from hope and greed.

Verse 11

Shuchau deshe pratishthaapya 

sthiramaasanamaatmanah;

Naatyucchritam naatineecham 

chailaajinakushottaram.

In a clean spot, having established a firm seat of his own, neither too high nor too low, made of a cloth, a skin and kusha grass, one over the other,

Verse 12

Tatraikaagram manah kritwaa 

yatachittendriyakriyah;

Upavishyaasane yunjyaadyogam

aatmavishuddhaye.

There, having made the mind one-pointed, with the actions of the mind and the senses controlled, let him, seated on the seat, practise Yoga for the purification of the self.

Verse 13

Samam kaayashirogreevam 

dhaarayannachalam sthirah;

Samprekshya naasikaagram 

swam dishashchaanavalokayan.

Let him firmly hold his body, head and neck erect and perfectly still, gazing at the tip of his nose, without looking around.

Verse 14

Prashaantaatmaa vigatabheer 

brahmachaarivrate sthitah;

Manah samyamya macchitto 

yukta aaseeta matparah.

Serene-minded, fearless, firm in the vow of a Brahmachari, having controlled the mind, thinking of Me and balanced in mind, let him sit, having Me as his supreme goal.

Verse 15

Yunjannevam sadaa’tmaanam 

yogee niyatamaanasah;

Shaantim nirvaanaparamaam 

matsamsthaamadhigacchati.

Thus, always keeping the mind balanced, the Yogi, with the mind controlled, attains to the peace abiding in Me, which culminates in liberation.

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