Verse 6.20
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया। यत्र चैवात्मनात्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yatroparamate cittaṁ niruddhaṁ yoga-sevayā yatra caivātmanātmānaṁ paśyann ātmani tuṣyati
Word-by-Word Meanings
yatra-where
uparamate-ceases
cittam-mind
niruddham-restrained
yoga-sevayā-by practice of yoga
ātmani tuṣyati-is satisfied in the Self
Translation
Where the mind, restrained by the practice of yoga, ceases its movements; where, seeing the Self by the self, one is satisfied in the Self alone -
Commentary
This begins a four-verse description (6.20-23) of the state of samādhi. The mind's cessation (uparama) through yoga practice leads to direct self-perception (ātmanā ātmānaṁ paśyan). This echoes Patanjali's yogaś citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ.
Themes
yogaatmanmoksha