Chapter 6: Dhyana Yoga, verse 25
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।
आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत् ॥
Say itśhanaiḥ śhanair uparamed buddhyā dhṛiti-gṛihītayā
ātma-sansthaṁ manaḥ kṛitvā na kiñchid api chintayet
Translation
Little by little, let him attain steadiness of the intellect by holding it firmly; having made the mind establish itself in the Self, let him not think of anything else.
Swami Sivananda
One should gradually withdraw with the intellect, endowed with steadiness. Making the mind fixed in the Self, one should not think of anything at all.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Little by little, one should withdraw oneself from objects other than the self, with the help of the intellect held by firm resolution; and then one should think of nothing else, having fixed the mind upon the Self.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Very slowly remain still, keeping the mind well established in the Self by means of the intellect held in steadiness; and let him not think of anything (object).
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Little by little, with the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of anything else.
Shri Purohit Swami
धैर्ययुक्त बुद्धिके द्वारा संसारसे धीरे-धीरे उपराम हो जाय और परमात्मस्वरूपमें मन-(बुद्धि-) को सम्यक् प्रकारसे स्थापन करके फिर कुछ भी चिन्तन न करे।
Swami Ramsukhdas
शनै: शनै: धैर्ययुक्त बुद्धि के द्वारा (योगी) उपरामता (शांति) को प्राप्त होवे; मन को आत्मा में स्थित करके फिर अन्य कुछ भी चिन्तन न करे।
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.
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