Sārathi

Word

sthiram

Used in 3 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 6.11शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।śhuchau deśhe pratiṣhṭhāpya sthiram āsanam ātmanaḥIn a clean spot, having established a firm seat of his own, neither too high nor too low, made of cloth, skin, and kusha grass layered one over the other.Here: steadfast
  2. 6.33योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।yo ’yaṁ yogas tvayā proktaḥ sāmyena madhusūdanaArjuna said, "O Krishna, I do not see how this Yoga of equanimity, which you have taught me, can be maintained steadily, due to the restlessness of the mind."Here: steady
  3. 12.9अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।atha chittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śhaknoṣhi mayi sthiramIf you are unable to fix your mind steadily on Me, then seek to reach Me through the yoga of constant practice, O Arjuna.Here: steadily