Chapter 6 · Verse 20

Path of Meditation

यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया। यत्र चैवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति

yatroparamate chittaṁ niruddhaṁ yoga-sevayā yatra chaivātmanātmānaṁ paśhyann ātmani tuṣhyati

Word Meanings

yatra — when; uparamate — rejoice inner joy; chittam — the mind; niruddham — restrained; yoga-sevayā — by the practice of yog; yatra — when; cha — and; eva — certainly; ātmanā — through the purified mind; ātmānam — the soul; paśhyan — behold; ātmani — in the self; tuṣhyati — is satisfied

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Translation

When the mind, restrained by the practice of yoga, attains stillness, and when one beholds the Self through the purified mind and finds complete satisfaction in the Self alone—

Commentary

यत्र where? उपरमते attains ietude? चित्तम् mind? निरुद्धम् restrained? योगसेवया by the practice of Yoga? यत्र where? च and? एव only? आत्मना by the Self? आत्मानम् the Self? पश्यन् seeing? आत्मनि in the Self? तुष्यति is satisfied.Commentary The verses 20? 21? 22 and 23 must be taken together.When the mind is completely withdrawn from the objects of the senses? supreme peace reigns within the heart. When the mind becomes ite steady by constant and protracted practice of concentration the Yogi beholds the Supreme Self by the mind which is rendered pure and onepointed and attains to supreme satisfaction in the Self within.