Chapter 6 · The Yoga of Meditation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 6.10

योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थित: एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रह:

yogī yuñjīta satatam ātmānaṁ rahasi sthitaḥ ekākī yata-chittātmā nirāśhīr aparigrahaḥ

Recitation · Text 6.10
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (10 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

The practice begins in the plainest terms. Let the yogī constantly engage the self, staying in a solitary place, alone, mind and self controlled, free of expectation and of possessiveness. Four conditions before a single word about posture.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Solitude, restraint, no expectation, no hoarding — the conditions come before the posture.