Chapter 6 · Dhyāna Yoga
Shloka 6.18Discipline of mind, meditation and balance. How can attention and daily discipline support a balanced inner life?
Shloka · Devanagari
यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते।निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा॥
Shloka · Roman transliteration
yadā viniyataṁ chittam ātmanyevāvatiṣhṭhateniḥspṛihaḥ sarva-kāmebhyo yukta ityuchyate tadā
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Bhāṣya · Commentary
।।6.18।। यदा विनियतं चित्तं विशेषेण नियतं संयतम् एकाग्रतामापन्नं चित्तं हित्वा बाह्यार्थचिन्ताम् आत्मन्येव केवले अवतिष्ठते स्वात्मनि स्थितिं लभते इत्यर्थः। निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यः निर्गता दृष्टादृष्टविषयेभ्यः स्पृहा तृष्णा यस्य योगिनः सः युक्तः समाहितः इत्युच्यते तदा तस्मिन्काले।।तस्य योगिनः समाहितं यत् चित्तं तस्योपमा उच्यते
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