Verse 6.18
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते। निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yadā viniyataṁ cittam ātmany evāvatiṣṭhate niḥspṛhaḥ sarva-kāmebhyo yukta ity ucyate tadā
Word-by-Word Meanings
viniyatam-disciplined
cittam-mind
ātmani-in the Self
avatiṣṭhate-rests
niḥspṛhaḥ-free from longing
sarva-kāmebhyaḥ-from all desires
Translation
When the disciplined mind rests in the Self alone, free from longing for all desires - then one is said to be established in yoga.
Commentary
This verse defines the state of yoga attainment: the mind, fully controlled, rests exclusively in the ātman without any pull toward external desires. The word niḥspṛhaḥ indicates not suppression but genuine freedom from craving.
Themes
yogaatmanmoksha