Bhagavad Gita 6.19
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता। योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।
yathā dīpo nivāta-stho neṅgate sopamā smṛitā yogino yata-chittasya yuñjato yogam ātmanaḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yathā | yathā | as |
| dīpaḥ | dīpaḥ | a lamp |
| nivāta-sthaḥ | nivāta-sthaḥ | in a windless place |
| na | na | does not |
| iṅgate | iṅgate | flickers |
| sā | sā | this |
| upamā | upamā | analogy |
| smṛitā | smṛitā | is considered |
| yoginaḥ | yoginaḥ | of a yogi |
| yata-chittasya | yata-chittasya | whose mind is disciplined |
| yuñjataḥ | yuñjataḥ | steadily practicing |
| yogam | yogam | in meditation |
| ātmanaḥ | ātmanaḥ | on the Supreme |
As a lamp placed in a windless spot does not flicker, so is the Yogi of a controlled mind, who practices Yoga in the Self, compared.
जैसे स्पन्दनरहित वायुके स्थानमें स्थित दीपककी लौ चेष्टारहित हो जाती है, योगका अभ्यास करते हुए यतचित्तवाले योगीके चित्तकी वैसी ही उपमा कही गयी है।।