Chapter 6 · Dhyana Yoga - The Yoga of MeditationKrishna
Verse 20
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 6, श्लोक 20
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया।
यत्र चैवात्मनात्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति॥
Transliteration
Yatra-Uparamate Chittam Niruddham Yoga-Sevaya.
Yatra Chaiva-Atmana-Atmanam Pashyann-Atmani Tushyati.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
यत्रyatrawhere
उपरमतेuparamateceases/becomes quiet
चित्तम्chittamthe mind
निरुद्धम्niruddhamrestrained
योगसेवयाyoga-sevayaby the practice of yoga
यत्रyatrawhere
आत्मनाatmanaby the self
आत्मानम्atmanamthe Self
पश्यन्pashyanseeing
आत्मनिatmaniin the Self
तुष्यतिtushyatiis satisfied
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जहाँ योग के अभ्यास से निरुद्ध (रोका गया) चित्त उपराम (शान्त) हो जाता है, और जहाँ स्वयं आत्मा द्वारा आत्मा को देखकर आत्मा में सन्तुष्ट होता है —
English Translation
Where the mind, restrained by the practice of yoga, becomes quiet; where, seeing the Self by the self, one is satisfied in the Self —
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna begins describing the state of samadhi (verses 20-23). The mind becomes completely still through yoga practice and ceases all its usual fluctuations. In this stillness, the purified mind becomes the mirror in which the Self sees itself. The resulting satisfaction is complete and self-sufficient — it needs nothing external. This is the beginning of the highest meditative experience.