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सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद्बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम्। वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः।।6.21।।

sukham ātyantikaṁ yat tad buddhi-grāhyam atīndriyam vetti yatra na chaivāyaṁ sthitaśh chalati tattvataḥ

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 6, Verse 21
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
When he (the Yogi) feels that infinite bliss which can be grasped by the pure intellect and which transcends the senses, and is established therein, never moving away from the reality.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: where one experiences that boundless joy known by the intellect, beyond the senses, and having known this, does not waver from that reality, describes a joy accessed through subtler perception rather than sensory stimulation.

In life: the most reliable satisfactions in life tend to come from something quieter than sensory pleasure, connection, meaning, understanding, rather than intensity.

Teaching: notice which of your regular sources of joy are sensory versus something subtler and quieter, and invest more deliberately in the quieter kind, they tend to hold up better over time.

sukhamhappiness
ātyantikamlimitless
yatwhich
tatthat
buddhiby intellect
grāhyamgrasp
atīndriyamtranscending the senses
vettiknows
yatrawherein
nanever
chaand
evacertainly
ayamhe
sthitaḥsituated
chalatideviates
tattvataḥfrom the Eternal Truth

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
6.21 सुखम् bliss? आत्यन्तिकम् infinite? यत् which? तत् that? बुद्धिग्राह्यम् that which can be grasped by reason? अतीन्द्रियम् transcending the senses? वेत्ति knows? यत्र where? न not? च and? एव even? अयम् this? स्थितः established? चलति moves? तत्त्वतः from the Reality.Commentary The Infinite Bliss of the Self (which is beyond the reach of the senses) can be grasped (realised) by the pure intellect independently of the senses. During deep meditation the senses cease to function? as they are involved into their cause? the mind. The intellect is rendered pure by the practice of Yama (selfrestriant) and Niyama (observances and disciplinary practices) and constant meditation.