Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 24

Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 24 Shloka Sri Bhagavaan Uvaacha: Praapya punyakritaam lokaanushitwaa shaashwateeh samaah; Shucheenaam shreemataam gehe yogabhrashto’bhijaayate. Translation The blessed Lord Said: Having attained to the worlds of the righteous and, having dwelt there for everlasting years, he who fell from Yoga is reborn in the house of the pure and wealthy. InterpretationContinue reading “Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 24”

Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 18

Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 18 Shloka Sarvabhootasthitam yo maam bhajatyekatwamaasthitah; Sarvathaa vartamaano’pi sa yogee mayi vartate. Translation He who, being established in unity, worships Me who dwells in all beings, that Yogi abides in Me, whatever may be his mode of living. Interpretation In this sloka Lord Krishna talks subsequent to a person establishingContinue reading “Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 18”

Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 5

Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 5 Shloka Yogee yunjeeta satatamaatmaanam rahasi sthitah; Ekaakee yatachittaatmaa niraasheeraparigrahah. Translation Let the Yogi try constantly to keep the mind steady, remaining in solitude, alone, with the mind and the body controlled, and free from hope and greed. Interpretation  Continuing his description on the state of a yogi, Lord KrishnaContinue reading “Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 5”

Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 4

Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 4 Shloka Suhrinmitraary udaaseena madhyastha dweshya bandhushu; Saadhushwapi cha paapeshu samabuddhirvishishyate. Translation He who is of the same mind to the good-hearted, friends, enemies, the indifferent, the neutral, the hateful, the relatives, the righteous and the unrighteous, excels. Interpretation In this sloka Lord Krishna switches his attention from the personContinue reading “Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 4”

Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 3

Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 3 Shloka Jnaana vijnaana triptaatmaa kootastho vijitendriyah; Yuktah ityuchyate yogee samaloshtaashmakaanchanah. Translation The Yogi who is satisfied with the knowledge and the wisdom of the Self, who has conquered the senses, and to whom a clod of earth, a piece of stone and gold are the same, is said toContinue reading “Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 3”

Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 2

Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 2 Shloka Bandhuraatmaa’tmanastasya yenaatmaivaatmanaa jitah; Anaatmanastu shatrutwe vartetaatmaiva shatruvat. Translation The self is the friend of the self for him who has conquered himself by the Self, but to the unconquered self, this self stands in the position of an enemy like a foe. Interpretation In this sloka Lord KrishnaContinue reading “Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 2”

Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 1

Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 1 Shloka  Uddharedaatmanaatmaanam naatmaanamavasaadayet; Atmaiva hyaatmano bandhuraatmaiva ripuraatmanah. Translation Let a man lift himself by his own Self alone; let him not lower himself, for this self alone is the friend of oneself and this self alone is the enemy of oneself. Interpretation  This is the beginning of the DhyanaContinue reading “Chapter 6 Dhyana Yoga Verse 1”

Chapter 5 Sanyasa Yoga Verse 24

Chapter 5 Sanyasa Yoga Verse 24 Shloka Sparsaan kritwaa bahir baahyaamschakshus chaivaantare bhruvoh; Praanaapaanau samau kritwaa naasaabhyantara chaarinau. Translation Shutting out all external contacts and fixing the gaze between the eyebrows, equalising the outgoing and incoming breaths moving within the nostrils…. Interpretation In this sloka Lord Krishna talks about the sage who attains moksha. ThisContinue reading “Chapter 5 Sanyasa Yoga Verse 24”

Chapter 5 Sanyasa Yoga Verse 22

Chapter 5 Sanyasa Yoga Verse 22 Shloka Yo’ntah sukho’ntaraaraamas tathaantarjyotir eva yah; Sa yogee brahma nirvaanam brahmabhooto’dhigacchati. Translation He who is ever happy within, who rejoices within, who is illumined within, such a Yogi attains absolute freedom or Moksha, himself becoming Brahman. Interpretation In this sloka Lord Krishna continues his lecture on the qualities ofContinue reading “Chapter 5 Sanyasa Yoga Verse 22”