Chapter 6, Verse 7
Dhyana Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
jita-ātmanaḥ—one who has conquered one’s mind; praśhāntasya—of the peaceful; parama-ātmā—God; samāhitaḥ—steadfast; śhīta—in cold; uṣhṇa—heat; sukha—happiness; duḥkheṣhu—and distress; tathā—also; māna—in honor; apamānayoḥ—and dishonor
English translation
The Supreme Self of him who is self-controlled and peaceful remains balanced in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, as well as in honor and dishonor.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
The selfcontrolled Yogi who is rooted in the Self keeps poise amidst the pairs of opposites (Dvandvas) or the alternating waves of cold and heat; pleasure and pain; honour and dishonour. When the Yogi has subdued his senses; when his mind is balanced and peaceful under all conditions; when he is not in the least influenced by the pairts of opposites; when he has renounced all actions; then the Highest Self really becomes his own Self. He attains to Selfrealisation. As he rests in hiw own Self; he is ever serene or tranil he is not affected by the pairs of opposites; and he stands as adamant in the face of the changing conditions of Nature.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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