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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 6 · Dhyāna Yoga

Shloka 6.12
Lesson 245 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

Discipline of mind, meditation and balance. How can attention and daily discipline support a balanced inner life?

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Shloka · Devanagari

तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः।उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये॥

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

tatraikāgraṁ manaḥ kṛitvā yata-chittendriya-kriyaḥupaviśhyāsane yuñjyād yogam ātma-viśhuddhaye

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Sandhi-vicheda

tatra+eka-agram+manaḥ+kṛitvā+yata-chitta+indriya+kriyaḥ+upaviśhya+āsane+yuñjyāt yogam+ātma viśhuddhaye

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Meaning of each word

tatrasource form
there
eka-agramsource form
one-pointed
manaḥsource form
mind
kṛitvāsource form
having made
yata-chittasource form
controlling the mind
indriyasource form
senses
kriyaḥsource form
activities
upaviśhyasource form
being seated
āsanesource form
on the seat
yuñjyāt yogamsource form
should strive to practice yog
ātma viśhuddhayesource form
for purification of the mind
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Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।6.12।। तत्र तस्मिन् आसने उपविश्य योगं युञ्ज्यात्। कथम् सर्वविषयेभ्यः उपसंहृत्य एकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः चित्तं च इन्द्रियाणि च चित्तेन्द्रियाणि तेषां क्रियाः संयता यस्य सः यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः। स किमर्थं योगं युञ्ज्यात् इत्याह आत्मविशुद्धये अन्तःकरणस्य विशुद्ध्यर्थमित्येतत्।।बाह्यमासनमुक्तम् अधुना शरीरधारणं कथम् इत्युच्यते

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 6.12
Course position245 / 701
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