Chapter 2, Verse 61
Part of 2: Sānkhya Yog — सांख्ययोगतानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः। वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता॥
Transliteration
tāni sarvāṇi sanyamya yukta āsīta mat-paraḥ vaśhe hi yasyendriyāṇi tasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā
Meaning
Having restrained them all, he should sit steadfast, intent on Me; his wisdom is steady whose senses are under control.
Word-by-word meaning
tāni — themsarvāṇi — allsanyamya — subduingyuktaḥ — unitedāsīta — seatedmat-paraḥ — toward me (Shree Krishna)vaśhe — controlhi — certainlyyasya — whoseindriyāṇi — sensestasya — theirprajñā — perfect knowledge pratiṣhṭhitā
Commentary
He should control the senses and sit focussed on Me as the Supreme, with a calm mind. The wisdom of the Yogi who thus seated has brought all his senses under subjugation is doubtless ite steady. He is established in the Self. Sri Sankaracharya explains Asita Matparah as He should sit contemplating I am no other than He. (Cf. II.64).
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Having restrained them all, he should sit steadfast, intent on Me; his wisdom is steady whose senses are under control.
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This is verse 61 of Chapter 2 (Sānkhya Yog — Transcendental Knowledge) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.