Bhagavad Gita 6.19 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“A calm mind is like a candle flame where no wind blows.”
What it means
“Like a lamp in a place without wind, whose flame doesn't flicker — that is the mind of someone in deep meditation.”
The original Sanskrit
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता । योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः ॥
yathā dīpo nivātastho neṅgate sopamā smṛtā yogino yatacittasya yuñjato yogamātmanaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
As a lamp kept in a windless place does not flicker, such is the simile thought of for the yogi whose mind is under control, and who is engaged in concentration on the Self.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जैसे स्पन्दनरहित वायुके स्थानमें स्थित दीपककी लौ चेष्टारहित हो जाती है, योगका अभ्यास करते हुए यतचित्तवाले योगीके चित्तकी वैसी ही उपमा कही गयी है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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