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Bhagavad Gita 6.12

तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः। उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये।।

tatraikāgraṁ manaḥ kṛitvā yata-chittendriya-kriyaḥ upaviśhyāsane yuñjyād yogam ātma-viśhuddhaye

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
tatratatrathere
eka-agrameka-agramone-pointed
manaḥmanaḥmind
kṛitvākṛitvāhaving made
yata-chittayata-chittacontrolling the mind
indriyaindriyasenses
kriyaḥkriyaḥactivities
upaviśhyaupaviśhyabeing seated
āsaneāsaneon the seat
yuñjyāt yogamyuñjyāt yogamshould strive to practice yog
ātma viśhuddhayeātma viśhuddhayefor purification of the mind

There, having made the mind one-pointed, with the actions of the mind and senses controlled, let him, seated on the seat, practice Yoga for the purification of the self.

वहाँ (आसन में बैठकर) मन को एकाग्र करके, चित्त और इन्द्रियों की क्रियाओं को वश में किये हुये आत्मशुद्धि के लिए योग का अभ्यास करे।।