Chapter 6 · The Yoga of Meditation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 6.24

सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषत: मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्तत: शनै: शनैरुपरमेद्बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया आत्मसंस्थं मन: कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्

saṅkalpa-prabhavān kāmāns tyaktvā sarvān aśheṣhataḥ manasaivendriya-grāmaṁ viniyamya samantataḥ śhanaiḥ śhanair uparamed buddhyā dhṛiti-gṛihītayā ātma-sansthaṁ manaḥ kṛitvā na kiñchid api chintayet

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (23 words)

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Abandoning without exception all desires born of saṅkalpa, and restraining the whole assembly of senses on every side by the mind alone. The desires are traced back to their source rather than fought where they surface.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Desires are traced to their source, not fought where they surface.