Verses Of Gita Chapter - 6🔗

śrī bhagavān uvāca: the Lord said; anāśritaḥ: without shelter; karma: action; phalaṁ: fruit; kāryaṁ: obligated; karma: work; karoti: performs; yaḥ: who; saḥ: he; saṁnyāsī: ascetic; ca: and; yogī: one engaged in yoga; ca: and; na: not; nir: without; agniḥ: fire; na: not; ca: and; akriyaḥ: without work

6.1 Bhagavān says: One who performs actions without being attached to its outcome is an ascetic. He is a religious performer of purification of mind. One who has stopped performing any actions, one who doesn't accept the sacred fire and doesn't perform his rituals is neither an ascetic nor a karma yogi, a sage immersed in action.

yaṁ: what; saṁnyāsam: renunciation; iti: thus; prāhuḥ: they say; yogaṁ: linking with the Supreme; taṁ: that; viddhi: you should know; pāṇḍava: O son of Pandu; na: never; hi: certainly; asaṁnyasta: without renouncing; saṅkalpaḥ: self interest; yogī: one engaged in yoga; bhavati: becomes; kaścana: anyone

6.2 O Pandava, renunciation leads to the state of yoga where one is linking oneself with the Supreme. This union with the Divine can happen only when you renounce self interest.

ārurukṣoḥ: of one who has just begun yoga; muneḥ: of the sage; yogaṁ: yoga system; karma: work; kāraṇaṁ: cause; ucyate: is said to be; yoga: yoga; arūḍhasya: of one who has attained; tasya: his; eva: certainly; śamaḥ: cessation of all activities; kāraṇaṁ: cause; ucyate: is said to be

6.3 A person who initially wants to start practicing the yoga system laid down by the sages should carry out all activities in line with that system. Activities for all other reasons will cease.

yadā: when; hi: certainly; na: not; indriyārtheṣu: in sense gratification; na: never; karmasu: in fruitive activities; anuṣajjate: does necessarily engage; sarva saṁkalpa: all material desires; saṁnyāsī: renouncer; yogārūḍhaḥ: elevated in yoga; tadā: at that time; ucyate: is said to be

6.4 Any one is said to have attained the state of yoga when, having renounced all material desires, he neither acts for sense gratification nor engages in result focused activities.

uddharet: one must deliver; ātmanā: by the mind; ātmānaṁ: the conditioned soul; na: never; ātmānaṁ: the conditioned soul; avasādayet: put into degradation; ātmā: mind; eva: certainly; hi: surely; ātmanaḥ: of the conditioned soul; bandhuḥ: friend; ātmā: mind; eva: certainly; ripuḥ: enemy; ātmanaḥ: of the conditioned soul

6.5 You are your own friend; you are your own enemy. Evolve yourself through the Self and do not degrade yourself.

bandhuḥ: friend; ātmā: the Self; ātmanaḥ: of the living entity; tasya: of him; yena: by whom; ātmā: the Self; eva: certainly; ātmanā: by the living entity; jitaḥ: conquered; anātmanaḥ: of one who has failed to control the Self; tu: but; śatrutve: because of enmity; varteta: remains; ātmā eva: the very mind; śatruvat: as an enemy

6.6 For him who has conquered the self, the Self is the best of friends; for one who has failed to do so, his self will remain the greatest enemy.

jitātmanaḥ: of one who has conquered his self; praśāntasya: who has attained tranquility; paramātmā: Supreme; samāhitaḥ: approached completely; śītoṣṇa: in cold heat; sukha: happiness; duḥkheṣu: and distress; tathā: also; māna: in honor; apamānayoḥ: dishonor

6.7 For one who has conquered the self, who has attained tranquility, the Supreme is already reached. Such a person remains in this state in happiness or distress, heat or cold, honor or dishonor.

kmZ{dkmZV¥ámË_m H$QñWm {d{OVoÝÐ`: `w³V BË`À`Vo `moJr g_bmï>mí_H$m#mZ: ॥ 6.8

jñāna: acquired knowledge; vijñāna: realized knowledge; tṛptātmā: contented self; kūṭasthaḥ: established in Self-realization; vijitendriyaḥ: one who has subdued his senses; yukta: competent for self-realization; iti: thus; ucyate: is said; yogī: one established in yoga; sama: equipoised; loṣṭāśma: lump of earth, stone; kāñcanaḥ: gold

6.8 A person whose mind is contented because of spiritual knowledge, who has subdued his senses and to whom stone and gold are same and who is satisfied with what he is having, is said to be established in Self-realization and is called an enlightened being.

göþÝ_Ìm`XmgrZ_Ü`ñWÛof`~ÝYf gmYîd{n M nmnof g_~{Õ{d{eî`Vo ॥ 6.9

suhṛt: to well-wishers by nature; mitra: affectionate benefactors; ari: enemies; udāsīna: neutral; madhyastha: mediators; dveṣya: envious; bandhuṣu: friends; sādhuṣu: pious; api: also; ca: and; pāpeṣu: sinners; sama: equal buddhiḥ: with equal mind; viśiṣyate: is further advanced

6.9 A person is considered truly advanced when he regards honest well-wishers, affectionate benefactors, the neutral, mediators, the envious, friends and enemies, the pious and the sinners all with an equal mind.

```Jr `AÖrV gVV_mË_mZ ah{g pñWV: I& EHmHs `V{MIm̈mE_m {Zameran[aJh: I&& 6.10

yogī: yogi; yuñjīta: concentrate; satataṁ: always; ātmānaṁ: himself; rahasi: in a secluded place; sthitaḥ: situated; ekākī : alone; yatachittātmā : careful in mind; nir āśīḥ: without being attracted by anything else; aparigrahaḥ: free from the feeling of possessiveness

6.10 A yogi should always try to concentrate his mind on the supreme Self; situated in a secluded place, he should carefully control his mind without being attracted by anything and should be free from the feeling of possessiveness.

eMm Xe à{Võmb̀` pñiWa_mgZ_mË_Z: I& ZmË`pÀNV Zm{VZrM Mbm{OZH$emĮma_ I&& 6.11

śucau: in a clean state; deśe: land; pratiṣṭhāpya: placing; sthiraṁ: stable; āsanaṁ: seat; ātmanaḥ: own; na: not; ati: very low; ucchritaṁ: high; na: not; nīcaṁ: low; caila ajina: of soft cloth and deerskin; kuśa: kusha grass; uttaraṁ: covering

6.11 On a clean and pure place, one should establish his seat by laying kusha grass, a deer skin and a cloth, one over another, neither too high nor too low.

VÌHmJ_Z: HEd̀m `V{M mpYĐ̀`{H$`: I& Cn{dĭ̀mgZ `AǪc̀mÚnJ_mË_{deÕ` I&& 6.12

tatra: then; ekāgraṁ: with one focus; manaḥ: mind; kṛtvā: making; yata cittendriya kriyaḥ: by mind senses activities; upaviśya: sitting; āsane: on the seat; yuñjyāt: should execute; yogaṁ: yoga; ātma: oneself; viśuddhaye: to purify 6.12 Sitting firmly on that pure seat, the yogi should practice the purification of the self by controlling the activities of mind and the senses.

samam: straight; kāya: body; śiraḥ: head; grīvam: neck; dhārayan: holding; acalam: steady; sthiraḥ: still; saṁprekṣya: looking; nāsika: nose; agram: at the tip; svam: own; diśaḥ: directions; ca: and; anavalokayan: not looking

6.13 Holding the body, head and neck steady, look at the tip of your nose without looking in any other direction.

praśāntātmā: unagitated mind; vigatabhīḥ: free from fear; brahmachārivrate: in the vow of living with Existence; sthitaḥ: situated; manaḥ: mind; saṁyamya: controlling; maccittaḥ: on Me mind; yuktaḥ: balanced; āsīta: sit; matparaḥ: Me supreme goal

6.14 Sit with an unagitated mind, free from fear and in tune with Existence, controlling the mind, focusing it on Me and make Me the supreme goal.

yuñjan: practicing; evam: thus; sadā: always; ātmānam: Self; yogī: yogi; niyata: controlled; mānasaḥ: mind; śāntim: peace; nirvāṇa: liberation; paramām: supreme; matsaṁsthām: My kingdom; adhigacchati: attain

6.15 Always practicing control over the mind and situated in the Self, the yogi attains peace, the supreme liberation and My kingdom.

na: never; atyaśnataḥ: too much eats; tu: but; yogaḥ: yoga; asti: is; na: not; ca: and; ekāntam: on the one side; anaśnataḥ: not eat; na: not; ca: and; ati: too much; svapna śīlasya: sleep; jāgrataḥ: awake; na: not; eva: also; ca: and; arjuna: Oh Arjuna

6.16 Yoga is neither eating too much nor eating too little; it is neither sleeping too much nor sleeping too little, Oh Arjuna.

yukta: regulated; āhāra: food; vihārasya: rest; yukta: regulated; ceṣṭasya: exertion; karmasu: work; yukta: regulated; svapna avabodhasya: sleep and wakefulness; yogaḥ: yoga; bhavati: becomes; duḥkhahā: reduced misery

6.17 One who is regulated in food, rest, recreation and work, sleep and wakefulness can reduce misery.

yadā: when; viniyatam: disciplined; cittam: mind; ātmani: situated in the Self; eva: certainly; avatiṣṭhate: situated; niḥspṛhaḥ: free of desire; sarva: all; kāmebhyaḥ: material desires; yuktaḥ: situated; iti: thus; ucyate: said to be; tadā: then

6.18 When the mind is disciplined and one is situated in the Self, free from all desires, then one is said to be situated in yoga.

yathā dīpo nivātastho ne 'ṅgate so 'pamā smṛtā | yogino yatacittasya yuñjato yogam ātmanaḥ || 6.19

yathā: as; dīpaḥ: lamp; nivātasthaḥ: in a place without wind; na: not; iṅgate: waver; sā: this; upamā: comparison; smṛtā: is considered; yoginaḥ: of the yogi; yata cittasya: whose mind is controlled; yuñjataḥ: engaged; yogam: in yoga; ātmanaḥ: in the Self

6.19 As a lamp in a place without wind does not waver, so also the yogi whose mind is controlled remains steady, engaged in yoga, in the Self.

yatro 'paramate cittam niruddhaṁ yogasevayā | yatra cai 'vā 'tmanā 'tmānaṁ paśyann ātmani tuṣyati || 6.20

yatra: there; uparamate: quietened; cittam: mind; niruddham: stop; yoga: yoga; sevayā: work; yatra: there; ca: and; eva: certainly; ātmanā: by the Self; ātmānaṁ: Self; paśyan: see; ātmani: in the Self; tuṣyati: satisfied

6.20 In yoga, the mind becomes quiet and the Self is satisfied by the Self in the Self.

sukhaṁ: happiness; ātyantikaṁ: supreme; yat: which; tad: that; buddhi: intelligence; grāhyaṁ: grasped; atīndriyaṁ: beyond the senses; vetti: know; yatra: where; na: not; ca: and; eva: certainly; ayaṁ: he; sthitaḥ: situated; calati: moves; tattvataḥ: from truth

6.21 Supreme bliss is grasped by intelligence transcending the senses. The person who knows this is based in reality.

yaṁ: that which; labdhvā: by attaining; ca: and; aparaṁ: any other; lābhaṁ: gain; manyate: considers; na: not; adhikaṁ: more; tataḥ: than that; yasmin: in which; sthitaḥ: situated; na: not; duḥkhena: by misery; guruṇā api: though difficult; vicālyate: becomes shaken

6.22 By attaining that Supreme, one does not consider any other gain as being greater. By being situated in the Supreme, one is not shaken by the greatest of misery.

taṁ: that; vidyāt: know; duḥkha: misery; saṁyoga: contact; viyogaṁ: removal; yoga: yoga; saṁjñitaṁ: situated; saḥ: he; niśchayena: with determination; yoktavyaḥ: practiced; yogaḥ: yoga; anirviṇṇa cetasā: without deviating

6.23 When yoga is practiced with determination without deviating, the misery by contact with material senses is removed.

saṁkalpa: thought; prabhavān: born of; kāmān: desires; tyaktvā: give up; sarvān: all; aśeṣataḥ: completely; manasā: mind; eva: certainly; indriya grāmaṁ: all senses; viniyamya: regulating; samantataḥ: from all sides

6.24 Giving up completely all the fantasies born of the mind, one can regulate all the senses from all the sides by the mind.

śanaiḥ: gradually; śanaiḥ: step by step; uparamet: hold; buddhyā: by intelligence; dhṛti grḥītayā: held by conviction; ātma: Self; saṁsthaṁ: established; manaḥ: mind; kṛtvā: doing; na: not; kiṁcit: other; api: also; cintayet: thinking of

6.25 Gradually, step by step, one should become established in the Self, held by the conviction of intelligence, with the mind not thinking of anything else.

yataḥ-yataḥ: wherever; niścarati: becomes agitated; manaḥ: mind; cañcalam: moving; asthiram: not steady; tataḥ-tataḥ: there; niyamya: control; etat: this; ātmani: in the Self; eva: certainly; vaśaṁ: under control; nayet: must bring under

6.26 From wherever the mind becomes agitated due to its wandering and unsteady nature, from there, one must certainly bring it under the control of the Self.

nemÝV_Zg øZ `m{JZ g I_În_ ¼ Cn{V emÝVaOg ~÷^V_H§ë_f_ ½&& 6.27

praśānta: peaceful; manasaṁ: mind; hi: certainly; enaṁ: this; yoginaṁ: yogi; sukhaṁ: happiness; uttamaṁ: highest; upaiti: attains; śānta rajasaṁ: passion pacified; brahma bhūtaṁ: liberated by the Supreme; akalmaṣaṁ: free from sins

6.27 The yogi whose mind is peaceful attains the highest happiness; his passion is pacified and he is free from sins as he is liberated by the Supreme.

`ÅOPd gXmË_mZ `mJr {dJVH§ë_f: ¼ g I Z ~÷gñne_Ë`ÝV g I_íZV ½&& 6.28

yuñjan: being engaged; evaṁ: and; sadā : always; ātmānaṁ: Self; yogī : yogi; vigata: free from; kalmaṣaḥ: material contamination; sukhena: in happiness; brahma saṁsparśaṁ: in touch with the Supreme; atyantaṁ: highest; sukhaṁ: happiness; aśnute: attains

6.28 The yogi always engaged in the Self and free from material contamination, is in touch with the Supreme and attains the highest happiness.

gd^VñW_mË_mZ gd^Vm{Z MmË_{Z ¼ Bj V `mJ`º$mË_m gdÌ g_XeZ: ½&& 6.29

sarva: all; bhūta: living beings; sthaṁ: situated; ātmānaṁ: Supreme; sarva: all; bhūtāni: living beings; ca: and; ātmani: in the Supreme; īkṣate: sees; yoga: yoga; yuktātmā: engaged Self; sarvatra: everywhere; sama: equal; darśanaḥ: seeing

6.29 The yogi sees the Supreme situated in all beings and also all beings situated in the Supreme. One engaged in the Self sees the Supreme everywhere.

yaḥ: who; māṁ: Me; paśyati: sees; sarvatra: everywhere; sarvaṁ: everything; ca: and; mayi: in Me; paśyati: sees; tasya: for him; ahaṁ: I; na: not; praṇaśyāmi: lost; saḥ: he; ca: and; me: Me; na: not; praṇaśyati: lost

6.30 For one who sees Me everywhere and who sees everything in Me, for him I am never lost nor is he lost to Me.

sarva: all; bhūta: beings; sthitaṁ: situated; yaḥ: who; māṁ: Me; bhajati: worship; ekatvaṁ: in oneness; āsthitaḥ: situated; sarvathā : in all respects; vartamānaḥ: present; api: though; saḥ: he; yogī : yogi; mayi : in Me; vartate: remains

6.31 He who is in oneness with Me in all respects, worships Me situated in all beings and remains present in Me.

ātmaupamyena: self by comparison; sarvatra: everywhere; samaṁ: equal; paśyati: see; yaḥ: who; arjuna: Oh Arjuna; sukhaṁ: happiness; vā: or; yadi: if; vā: or; duḥkhaṁ: misery; saḥ: such; yogī : yogi; paramaḥ: supreme; mataḥ: opinion

6.32 One who can feel the happiness or misery of others equally as he can feel his own happiness and misery is the supreme yogi in My opinion, Oh Arjuna.

arjuna uvāca: Arjuna said; yaḥ: this; ayam: system; yogaḥ: yoga; tvayā: by You; proktaḥ: said; sāmyena: generally; madhusūdana: O killer of Madhu; etasya: of this; aham: I; na: not; paśyāmi: see; cañcalatvāt: due to being restless; sthitim: situation; sthirām: steady

6.33 Arjuna said: O Madhusudhana, I am not able to see this system of yoga as told by You in the situation of the mind being restless and not steady.

cañcalam: wavering; hi: certainly; manaḥ: mind; kṛṣṇa: O Krishna; pramāthī: agitating; balavat: strong; dṛḍham: firm; tasya: is; aham: I; nigraham: controlling; manye: think; vāyoḥ: of the wind; iva: like; suduṣkaram: difficult

6.34 O Krishna, the wavering mind is agitating, strong and firm. I think it is difficult to control the mind like it is difficult to control the wind.

śrī bhagavān uvāca: the Lord said; asamśayaṁ: without doubt; mahābāho: O mighty-armed one; manaḥ: mind; durnigrahaṁ: difficult to control; calaṁ: wavering; abhyāsena: by practice; tu: but; kaunteya: O son of Kunti; vairāgyeṇa: by detachment; ca: and; gṛhyate: is controlled

6.35 The Lord said: O mighty-armed son of Kunti, it is undoubtedly difficult to control the wavering mind but by practice and detachment, it can be controlled.

Ag`VmË_Zm `moJm Xîàmß` B{V _| __{V: & dí`mË_Zm Vw `VVm eŠ`m|dmá_nm`V: && 6.36

asaṁyatātmanā: uncontrolled by the mind; yogaḥ: yoga; duṣprāpaḥ: difficult to attain; iti: thus; me: My; matiḥ: opinion; vaśyātmanā: controlled by the mind; tu: but; yatatā: while; śakyaḥ: practical; avāptuṁ: to achieve; upāyataḥ: by appropriate means

6.36 For one whose mind is uncontrolled, it is difficult to attain yoga in My opinion. But, it is practical to achieve control over the mind by appropriate means.

arjuna uvāca

arjuna uvāca: Arjuna said; ayatiḥ: the uncontrolled person; śraddhyā: with faith; upetaḥ: engaged; yogāt: from yoga; calita: wavered; mānasaḥ: mind; aprāpya: not getting; yoga: yoga; saṁsiddhiṁ: achieve; kāṁ: which; gatiṁ: destination; kṛṣṇa: O Krishna; gacchati: achieve

6.37 Arjuna said: O Krishna, if a person is engaged in yoga with faith but does not attain yoga because of the wavering mind, what destination does he achieve?

H$⁠{fPm^{d^TpíNPm^{_d Zí^{V '& Aà{Vðm _hm~mhm {d_Tm ~÷U: n{W '&& 6.38

kaccit: whether; na: not; ubhaya: both; vibhraṣṭaḥ: deviated from; chinna: torn; abhraṁ: cloud; iva: like; naśyati: perish; apratiṣṭhaḥ: without any position; mahābāho: O mighty-armed one; vimūḍhaḥ: confused; brahmaṇaḥ: Supreme; pathi: on the path

6.38 O mighty-armed Krishna, does the person who deviated from the path perish, torn like a cloud without any position?

EVÝ_ ge` H$îU NÎm_hñ`efV: '& ËdXÝ`: ge`ñ`mñ` NÎmm Z ønnÚV '&& 6.39

etat: this; me: My; saṁśayaṁ: doubt; kṛṣṇa: O Krishna; chettuṁ: dispel; arhasi: deserves; aśeṣataḥ: completely; tvat: than You; anyaḥ: without; saṁśayasya: of the doubt; asya: of this; chettā : remover; na: not; hi: certainly; upapadyate: to be found

6.39 This is my doubt, O Krishna and I request You to dispel it completely. Certainly, there is no one to be found other than You who can remove this doubt.

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śrī bhagavān uvāca

śrī bhagavān uvāca: the Lord said; pārtha: O son of Pritha; na: not; eva: thus; iha: in this; na: not; amutra: in the next life; vināśaḥ: destruction; tasya: his; vidyate: exists; na: not; hi: certainly; kalyāṇakṛt: doing activities for the good; kaścit: anyone; durgatiṁ: degradation; tāta: then; gacchati: goes

6.40 The Lord said: O son of Pritha, the person engaged in activities for good does not meet with destruction either in this world or the next life; he never faces degradation.

prāpya: after achieving; puṇyakṛtāṁ: one who has done virtuous deeds; lokān: worlds; uṣitvā: after living; śāśvatīḥ: many; samāḥ: years; śucīnāṁ: of the virtuous; śrī matāṁ: of the prosperous; gehe: in the house; yoga bhraṣṭaḥ: one who has fallen from yoga; abhijāyate: takes birth

6.41 The person who has fallen from yoga after many years of living in the world and doing virtuous deeds takes birth in the house of the virtuous and prosperous.

athavā: or; yoginām: yogi; eva: certainly; kule: in the family; bhavati: becomes; dhīmatāṁ: wise; etat: this; hi: certainly; durlabhataraṁ: rare; loke: world; janma: birth; yat: which; īdṛśaṁ: like this

6.42 Or the yogi certainly takes birth in a family of wise people. Certainly, such a birth is rare in this world.

VÌ V ~{Õg`mJ b^V nmdX{hH$_ `VV M VVm ^`: g{gÕm H§éZÝXZ 6.43

tatra: then; taṁ: that; buddhi: intelligence; saṁyogaṁ: united with; labhate: gains; paurva: previous; dehikaṁ: body; yatate: try; ca: and; tataḥ: then; bhūyaḥ: again; saṁsiddhau: for attaining; kuru nandana: O son of Kuru

6.43 O son of Kuru, on taking such a birth, the person gains the intelligence of the previous body and tries again to attain yoga.

ndmä`mgZ VZd {õ`V ødem@{n g: {Okmga{n `mJñ` eãX~÷m{VdVÝV 6.44

pūrva: previous; abhyāsena: by practice; tena: by that; eva: certainly; hriyate: is attracted; hi: certainly; avaśaḥ: automatically; api: also; saḥ: he; jijñāsuḥ: inquisitive; api: also; yogasya: about yoga; śabda brahma: scriptures; ativartate: transcends

6.44 Due to the practice in his previous life, he certainly gets attracted automatically to yoga and he is inquisitive about yoga and transcends the scriptures.

à`VmÚV_mZñV `mJr geÕ{H$pë~f: AZH$OÝ_g{gÕñVVm `m{V nam J{V_ 6.45

prayatnāt: by trying; yatamānaḥ: endeavor; tu: and; yogī: yogi; saṁśuddha: cleaned; kilbiṣaḥ: sins; aneka: many; janma: births; saṁsiddhaḥ: achieved; tataḥ: then; yāti: achieves; parāṁ: highest; gatim: state

6.45 A yogi by trying and practicing, after many births, is cleaned of all sins and achieves the highest state.

tapasvibhyaḥ: than the ascetic; adhikaḥ: greater; yogī: yogi; jñānibhyoḥ: than the wise; api: also; mataḥ: opinion; adhikaḥ: greater; karmibhyaḥ: than person who works for the fruit of action; ca: and; adhikaḥ: greater; yogī: yogi; tasmāt: so; yogī: yogi; bhava: become; arjuna: O Arjuna

6.46 A yogi is greater than the ascetic, than the wise and the person who works for the fruit of the action. So, become a yogi, O Arjuna.

yoginām: yogis; api: also; sarveṣām: all kinds of; madgatena: living in Me; antarātmanā: thinking of Me; śraddhāvān: in full faith; bhajate: worship; yaḥ: who; mām: Me; saḥ: he; me: Me; yuktatamaḥ: engaged; mataḥ: opinion

6.47 Of all yogis, one who always lives in Me, thinking of Me, who worships Me in full faith, he is considered engaged in Me.

In the Upaniṣad of the Bhagavad gita, the knowledge of Brahman, the Supreme, the science of Yoga and the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, this is the sixth discourse designated: