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Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 6: Atma Samyama Yoga

Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 6: Atma Samyama Yoga

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Devotional text

mūla ślokaḥśrī bhagavānuvācaanāśritaḥ karmaphalaṃ kāryaṃ karma karoti yaḥ|sa saṃnyāsī ca yogī ca na niragnirna cākriyaḥ||6.1||
mūla ślokaḥyaṃ saṃnyāsamiti prāhuryogaṃ taṃ viddhi pāṇḍava|na hyasaṃnyastasaṅkalpo yogī bhavati kaścana||6.2||
mūla ślokaḥārurukṣormuneryogaṃ karma kāraṇamucyate|yogārūḍhasya tasyaiva śamaḥ kāraṇamucyate||6.3||
mūla ślokaḥyadā hi nendriyārtheṣu na karmasvanuṣajjate|sarvasaṅkalpasaṃnyāsī yogārūḍhastadocyate||6.4||
mūla ślokaḥuddharedātmanā''tmānaṃ nātmānamavasādayet|ātmaiva hyātmano bandhurātmaiva ripurātmanaḥ||6.5||
mūla ślokaḥbandhurātmā''tmanastasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ|anātmanastu śatrutve vartetātmaiva śatruvat||6.6||
mūla ślokaḥjitātmanaḥ praśāntasya paramātmā samāhitaḥ|śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkheṣu tathā mānāpamānayoḥ||6.7||
mūla ślokaḥjñānavijñānatṛptātmā kūṭastho vijitendriyaḥ|yukta ityucyate yogī samaloṣṭāśmakāñcanaḥ||6.8||
mūla ślokaḥsuhṛnmitrāryudāsīnamadhyasthadveṣyabandhuṣu|sādhuṣvapi ca pāpeṣu samabuddhirviśiṣyate||6.9||
mūla ślokaḥyogī yuñjīta satatamātmānaṃ rahasi sthitaḥ|ekākī yatacittātmā nirāśīraparigrahaḥ||6.10||
mūla ślokaḥśucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya sthiramāsanamātmanaḥ|nātyucchritaṃ nātinīcaṃ cailājinakuśottaram||6.11||
mūla ślokaḥtatraikāgraṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yatacittendriyakriyaḥ|upaviśyāsane yuñjyādyogamātmaviśuddhaye||6.12||
mūla ślokaḥsamaṃ kāyaśirogrīvaṃ dhārayannacalaṃ sthiraḥ|saṃprekṣya nāsikāgraṃ svaṃ diśaścānavalokayan||6.13||
mūla ślokaḥpraśāntātmā vigatabhīrbrahmacārivrate sthitaḥ|manaḥ saṃyamya maccitto yukta āsīta matparaḥ||6.14||
mūla ślokaḥyuñjannevaṃ sadā''tmānaṃ yogī niyatamānasaḥ|śāntiṃ nirvāṇaparamāṃ matsaṃsthāmadhigacchati||6.15||
mūla ślokaḥnātyaśnatastu yogo'sti na caikāntamanaśnataḥ|na cātisvapnaśīlasya jāgrato naiva cārjuna||6.16||
mūla ślokaḥyuktāhāravihārasya yuktaceṣṭasya karmasu|yuktasvapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkhahā||6.17||
mūla ślokaḥyadā viniyataṃ cittamātmanyevāvatiṣṭhate|niḥspṛhaḥ sarvakāmebhyo yukta ityucyate tadā||6.18||
mūla ślokaḥyathā dīpo nivātastho neṅgate sopamā smṛtā|yogino yatacittasya yuñjato yogamātmanaḥ||6.19||
mūla ślokaḥyatroparamate cittaṃ niruddhaṃ yogasevayā|yatra caivātmanā''tmānaṃ paśyannātmani tuṣyati||6.20||
mūla ślokaḥsukhamātyantikaṃ yattadbuddhigrāhyamatīndriyam|vetti yatra na caivāyaṃ sthitaścalati tattvataḥ||6.21||
mūla ślokaḥyaṃ labdhvā cāparaṃ lābhaṃ manyate nādhikaṃ tataḥ|yasminsthito na duḥkhena guruṇāpi vicālyate||6.22||
mūla ślokaḥtaṃ vidyād duḥkhasaṃyogaviyogaṃ yogasaṃjñitam|sa niścayena yoktavyo yogo'nirviṇṇacetasā||6.23||
mūla ślokaḥsaṅkalpaprabhavānkāmāṃstyaktvā sarvānaśeṣataḥ|manasaivendriyagrāmaṃ viniyamya samantataḥ||6.24||
mūla ślokaḥśanaiḥ śanairuparamed buddhyā dhṛtigṛhītayā|ātmasaṃsthaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā na kiñcidapi cintayet||6.25||
mūla ślokaḥyato yato niścarati manaścañcalamasthiram|tatastato niyamyaitadātmanyeva vaśaṃ nayet||6.26||
mūla ślokaḥpraśāntamanasaṃ hyenaṃ yoginaṃ sukhamuttamam|upaiti śāntarajasaṃ brahmabhūtamakalmaṣam||6.27||
mūla ślokaḥyuñjannevaṃ sadā''tmānaṃ yogī vigatakalmaṣaḥ|sukhena brahmasaṃsparśamatyantaṃ sukhamaśnute||6.28||
mūla ślokaḥsarvabhūtasthamātmānaṃ sarvabhūtāni cātmani|īkṣate yogayuktātmā sarvatra samadarśanaḥ||6.29||
mūla ślokaḥyo māṃ paśyati sarvatra sarvaṃ ca mayi paśyati|tasyāhaṃ na praṇaśyāmi sa ca me na praṇaśyati||6.30||
mūla ślokaḥsarvabhūtasthitaṃ yo māṃ bhajatyekatvamāsthitaḥ|sarvathā vartamāno'pi sa yogī mayi vartate||6.31||
mūla ślokaḥātmaupamyena sarvatra samaṃ paśyati yo'rjuna|sukhaṃ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṃ saḥ yogī paramo mataḥ||6.32||
mūla ślokaḥarjuna uvācayo'yaṃ yogastvayā proktaḥ sāmyena madhusūdana|etasyāhaṃ na paśyāmi cañcalatvāt sthitiṃ sthirām||6.33||
mūla ślokaḥcañcalaṃ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa pramāthi balavaddṛḍham|tasyāhaṃ nigrahaṃ manye vāyoriva suduṣkaram||6.34||
mūla ślokaḥśrī bhagavānuvācaasaṃśayaṃ mahābāho mano durnigrahaṃ calaṃ|abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate||6.35||
mūla ślokaḥasaṃyatātmanā yogo duṣprāpa iti me matiḥ|vaśyātmanā tu yatatā śakyo'vāptumupāyataḥ||6.36||
mūla ślokaḥarjuna uvācaayatiḥ śraddhayopeto yogāccalitamānasaḥ|aprāpya yogasaṃsiddhiṃ kāṃ gatiṃ kṛṣṇa gacchati||6.37||
mūla ślokaḥkaccinnobhayavibhraṣṭaśchinnābhramiva naśyati|apratiṣṭho mahābāho vimūḍho brahmaṇaḥ pathi||6.38||
mūla ślokaḥetanme saṃśayaṃ kṛṣṇa chettumarhasyaśeṣataḥ|tvadanyaḥ saṃśayasyāsya chettā na hyupapadyate||6.39||
mūla ślokaḥśrī bhagavānuvācapārtha naiveha nāmutra vināśastasya vidyate|nahi kalyāṇakṛtkaśicaddurgatiṃ tāta gacchati||6.40||
mūla ślokaḥprāpya puṇyakṛtāṃ lokānuṣitvā śāśvatīḥ samāḥ|śucīnāṃ śrīmatāṃ gehe yogabhraṣṭo'bhijāyate||6.41||
mūla ślokaḥathavā yogināmeva kule bhavati dhīmatām|etaddhi durlabhataraṃ loke janma yadīdṛśam||6.42||
mūla ślokaḥtatra taṃ buddhisaṃyogaṃ labhate paurvadehikam|yatate ca tato bhūyaḥ saṃsiddhau kurunandana||6.43||
mūla ślokaḥpūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hyavaśo'pi saḥ|jijñāsurapi yogasya śabdabrahmātivartate||6.44||
mūla ślokaḥprayatnādyatamānastu yogī saṃśuddhakilbiṣaḥ|anekajanmasaṃsiddhastato yāti parāṃ gatim||6.45||
mūla ślokaḥtapasvibhyo'dhiko yogī jñānibhyo'pi mato'dhikaḥ|karmibhyaścādhiko yogī tasmādyogī bhavārjuna||6.46||
mūla ślokaḥyogināmapi sarveṣāṃ madgatenāntarātmanā|śraddhāvānbhajate yo māṃ sa me yuktatamo mataḥ||6.47||

About this parayana — Vishnu

Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.

How to chant

Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.

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