Chapter 6, Verse 27
Dhyana Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
praśhānta—peaceful; manasam—mind; hi—certainly; enam—this; yoginam—yogi; sukham uttamam—the highest bliss; upaiti—attains; śhānta-rajasam—whose passions are subdued; brahma-bhūtam—endowed with God-realization; akalmaṣham—without sin
English translation
Supreme Bliss indeed comes to this Yogi whose mind is made peaceful, whose passion is quelled, who has become Brahman, and who is free from sin.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
In this verse and in the next also the Lord describes the benefits of Yoga. Supreme (eternal; unalloyed and uninterrupted) bliss comes to the Yogi whose mind is perfectly serene; who has calmed his passionate nature; who has destroyed all sorts of attachments; who has attained knowledge of the Self and thus become a Jivanmukta or one who is liberated while living; who feels that all is Brahman only; and who is taintless; i.e.; who is not affected by Dharma or Adharma (good or evil).
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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