Bhagavad Gita 6.20
Dhyana Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया | यत्र चैवात्मनात्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति ||६-२०||
Transliteration
yatroparamate cittaṃ niruddhaṃ yogasevayā . yatra caivātmanātmānaṃ paśyannātmani tuṣyati ||6-20||
When the mind, restrained by the practice of Yoga attains to quietude and when seeing the Self by the self, he is satisfied in his own Self.
Word by Word
यत्र where, उपरमते attains ietude, चित्तम् mind, निरुद्धम् restrained, योगसेवया by the practice of Yoga, यत्र where, च and, एव only, आत्मना by the Self, आत्मानम् the Self, पश्यन् seeing, आत्मनि in the Self, तुष्यति is satisfied
Classical Commentary
The verses 20? 21? 22 and 23 must be taken together. When the mind is completely withdrawn from the objects of the senses, supreme peace reigns within the heart. When the mind becomes ite steady by constant and protracted practice of concentration the Yogi beholds the Supreme Self by the mind which is rendered pure and onepointed and attains to supreme satisfaction in the Self within.