Bhagavad Gita 6.4 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“When you stop clinging, you reach the top of the mountain.”
What it means
“When you're no longer attached to pleasures or to actions, and you've let go of all selfish plans, you have reached the summit of yoga.”
The original Sanskrit
यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्जते । सर्वसङ्कल्पसंन्यासी योगारूढस्तदोच्यते ॥
yadā hi nendriyārtheṣu na karmasvanuṣajjate sarvasaṅkalpasaṃnyāsī yogārūḍhastadocyate
Translations
Literal translation
Verily, when a man who has given up thought about everything does not get attached to sense-objects or acitons, he is then said to be established in Yoga.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जब (साधक) न इन्द्रियों के विषयों में और न कर्मों में आसक्त होता है तब सर्व संकल्पों के संन्यासी को योगारूढ़ कहा जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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