यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मन:
yathā dīpo nivāta-stho neṅgate sopamā smṛitā yogino yata-chittasya yuñjato yogam ātmanaḥ
Recitation · Text 6.19
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
The chapter's most memorable image, and an exact one. As a lamp in a windless place does not flicker — such is the simile remembered for the yogī of controlled thought, practising the yoga of the self. The flame is not held still; it is simply out of the wind.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The flame is not held still — it is simply out of the wind.