Chapter 18 · The Yoga of Liberation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 18.33

धृत्या यया धारयते मन:प्राणेन्द्रियक्रिया: योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृति: सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी

dhṛityā yayā dhārayate manaḥ-prāṇendriya-kriyāḥ yogenāvyabhichāriṇyā dhṛitiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī

Recitation · Text 18.33
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)

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The firmness by which one holds together the workings of mind, breath and senses through unwavering yoga is of goodness. Firmness is described as holding things together, not as pushing through.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Firmness is holding things together, not pushing through.