Chapter 6, Verse 10
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः। एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।।
yogī yuñjīta satatamātmānaṃ rahasi sthitaḥ. ekākī yatacittātmā nirāśīraparigrahaḥ..6.10..
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- योगी
- the yogi (one practicing yoga)
- युञ्जीत
- should engage/unite (his mind in meditation)
- सततम्
- constantly, always
- आत्मानम्
- the self/mind
- रहसि
- in a secluded/solitary place
- स्थितः
- situated, remaining
- एकाकी
- alone, solitary
- यतचित्तात्मा
- one whose mind and self are controlled
- निराशीः
- free from desire/expectation
- अपरिग्रहः
- without possessions, free from acquisitiveness
Commentary
10. Let the Yogin try constantly to keep the mind steady, remaining in seclusion, alone, with the mind and body controlled, free from desire, and having no possessions.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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योगी
युञ्जीत
सततम्
आत्मानम्
रहसि
स्थितः
एकाकी
यतचित्तात्मा
निराशीः
अपरिग्रहः
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