Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga, verse 61
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।
वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥
Say ittāni sarvāṇi sanyamya yukta āsīta mat-paraḥ
vaśhe hi yasyendriyāṇi tasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā
Translation
Having restrained them all, he should sit steadfast, intent on Me; his wisdom is steady whose senses are under control.
Swami Sivananda
Controlling all of them, one should remain focused on Me as the supreme. For, the wisdom of one whose senses are under control becomes steadfast.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Having controlled all the senses, let him remain in contemplation, regarding Me as supreme; for his knowledge is firmly established when his senses are under control.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Restraining the same organs by the mind, the master of Yoga would sit, making Me their goal; for the intellect of that person is stabilized whose sense-organs are under control.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Restraining them all, let him steadfastly meditate on Me; for whoever conquers their senses achieves perfection.
Shri Purohit Swami
कर्मयोगी साधक उन सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियोंको वशमें करके मेरे परायण होकर बैठे; क्योंकि जिसकी इन्द्रियाँ वशमें हैं, उसकी बुद्धि प्रतिष्ठित है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
उन सब इन्द्रियों को संयमित कर युक्त और मत्पर होवे। जिस पुरुष की इन्द्रियां वश में होती हैं? उसकी प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठित होती है।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.
Verse map
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Helps when
My mind won't settleIdeas
बुद्धि buddhiPart of a chain
From senses to serenity