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यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता। योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।

yathā dīpo nivāta-stho neṅgate sopamā smṛitā yogino yata-chittasya yuñjato yogam ātmanaḥ

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 6, Verse 19
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
As a lamp placed in a windless spot does not flicker, so is the Yogi of a controlled mind, who practices Yoga in the Self, compared.

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Why: as a lamp in a windless place does not flicker, so is the disciplined yogi's mind, described as steady and unwavering, using a simple, visual image for a settled mind rather than abstract description.

In life: an environment full of constant interruption and distraction is like wind on a flame, no amount of willpower fully compensates for a genuinely chaotic environment.

Teaching: reduce the actual sources of distraction and interruption around you, don't rely purely on willpower to stay steady inside chronic chaos.

yathāas
dīpaḥa lamp
nivāta-sthaḥin a windless place
nadoes not
iṅgateflickers
sāthis
upamāanalogy
smṛitāis considered
yoginaḥof a yogi
yata-chittasyawhose mind is disciplined
yuñjataḥsteadily practicing
yogamin meditation
ātmanaḥon the Supreme

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
6.19 यथा as? दीपः lamp? निवातस्थः placed in a windless place? न not? इङ्गते flicker? सा that? उपमा simile? स्मृता is thought? योगिनः of the Yogi? यतचित्तस्य of one with controlled mind? युञ्जतः of the practising? योगम् the Yoga? आत्मनः of the Self.Commentary This is a beautiful simile. Yogins ote this simile very often when they talk of concentration or steadiness or onepointedness of the mind. A steady mind will serve as a powerful searchlight to find out the hidden spiritual treasures of the Self.