Chapter 6 · The Yoga of Meditation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks
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Text 6.26

यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम् ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत्

yato yato niśhcharati manaśh chañchalam asthiram tatas tato niyamyaitad ātmanyeva vaśhaṁ nayet

Recitation · Text 6.26
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

The most practical instruction in the chapter, and the most forgiving. From wherever the restless and unsteady mind wanders off, from there draw it back and bring it under the self. Wandering is assumed. The whole practice is the returning.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Wandering is assumed. The whole practice is the returning.