Bhagavad Gita 6.15 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Do this every day and you will find deep peace.”
What it means
“Meditating in this way regularly, with the mind under control, a person reaches the peace that rests in me — the peace of complete freedom.”
The original Sanskrit
युञ्जन्नेवं सदात्मानं योगी नियतमानसः । शान्तिं निर्वाणपरमां मत्संस्थामधिगच्छति ॥
yuñjannevaṃ sadātmānaṃ yogī niyatamānasaḥ śāntiṃ nirvāṇaparamāṃ matsaṃsthāmadhigacchati
Translations
Literal translation
Concentrating the mind thus for ever, the yogi of controlled mind achieves the Peace which culminates in Liberation and which abides in Me.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इस प्रकार सदा मन को स्थिर करने का प्रयास करता हुआ संयमित मन का योगी मुझमें स्थित परम निर्वाण (मोक्ष) स्वरूप शांति को प्राप्त होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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