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Bhagavad Gita 6.18

Chapter 6: Dhyana Yoga (The Yoga of Meditation) · ध्यानयोग

यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते ।निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा ॥

yadā viniyataṃ cittamātmanyevāvatiṣṭhate |niḥspṛhaḥ sarvakāmebhyo yukta ityucyate tadā ||

Meaning of Gita 6.18 in English

When the well-controlled mind rests in the Self alone, free from craving for any pleasure, a person is said to be established in yoga.

गीता 6.18 का हिंदी अर्थ

जब अच्छी तरह वश में किया हुआ मन केवल आत्मा में ही स्थित हो जाता है और सब भोगों की इच्छा से मुक्त हो जाता है, तब व्यक्ति योगयुक्त कहलाता है।

controlling the minddesiremeditation

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.