Chapter 6 · Verse 15

Path of Meditation

युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी नियतमानसः। शान्तिं निर्वाणपरमां मत्संस्थामधिगच्छति

yuñjann evaṁ sadātmānaṁ yogī niyata-mānasaḥ śhantiṁ nirvāṇa-paramāṁ mat-sansthām adhigachchhati

Word Meanings

yuñjan — keeping the mind absorbed in God; evam — thus; sadā — constantly; ātmānam — the mind; yogī — a yogi; niyata-mānasaḥ — one with a disciplined mind; śhāntim — peace; nirvāṇa — liberation from the material bondage; paramām — supreme; mat-sansthām — abides in me; adhigachchhati — attains

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Translation

Thus, constantly disciplining the mind in this way, the yogi of restrained thought attains the supreme peace that culminates in liberation and abides in Me.

Commentary

युञ्जन् balancing? एवम् thus? सदा always? आत्मानम् the self? योगी Yogi? नियतमानसः one with the controlled mind? शान्तिम् to peace? निर्वाणपरमाम् that which culminates in Nirvana (Moksha)? मत्संस्थाम् abiding in Me? अधिगच्छति attains.Commentary Thus in the manner prescribed in the previous verse.The Supreme Self is an embodiment of peace. It is an ocean of peace. When one attains to the supreme peace of the Eternal? by controlling the modifications of the mind and keeping it always balanced? he attains to liberation or perfection.