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BG 6.12 — 6.12 There, having made the mind one-pointed, with the actions of the mind and the senses controlled, let him, seated on the seat, practise Yoga for the pu | Live Gita
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तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः |
उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये ||६-१२||

tatraikāgraṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yatacittendriyakriyaḥ . upaviśyāsane yuñjyādyogamātmaviśuddhaye ||6-12||


।।6.12।। वहाँ (आसन में बैठकर) मन को एकाग्र करके, चित्त और इन्द्रियों की क्रियाओं को वश में किये हुये आत्मशुद्धि के लिए योग का अभ्यास करे।।

Word-by-word meanings

6.12 तत्र there? एकाग्रम् onepointed? मनः the mind? कृत्वा having made? यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः one who has controlled the actions of the mind and the senses? उपविश्य being seated? आसने on the seat? युञ्ज्यात् let him practise? योगम् Yoga? आत्मविशुद्धये for the purification of the self.Commentary The self means the mind. The real Supreme Self is the Atma. This is Primary (Mukhya). Mind also is the self. But this is used in a secondary sense (Gauna). Mukhya Atma is Brahman or the highest Self. Gaun

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।6.12।।( आसनको ) स्थिर स्थापन करके क्या करे ( सो कहते हैं ) उस आसनर बैठकर योगका साधन करे। कैसे करे मनको सब विषयोंसे हटाकर एकाग्र करके तथा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रिय यानी चित्त और इन्द्रियोंकी क्रियाओंको जीतनेवाला होकर योगका साधन करे। जिसने मन और इन्द्रियोंकी क्रियाओंका संयम कर लिया हो उसको यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रिय कहते हैं। वह किसलिये योगका साधन करे सो कहते हैं आत्मशुद्धिके लिये अर्थात् अन्तःकरणकी शुद्धिके लिये करे।

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Swami Gambirananda

6.12 (and) sitting on that seat, he should concentrate his mind for the purification of the internal organ, making the mind one-pointed and keeping the actions of the mind and senses under control.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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