Gita Verse 6.18

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 6, Verse 18

Sanskrit Verse

यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते।

निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा।।6.18।।

Transliteration

yadā viniyataṁ chittam ātmanyevāvatiṣhṭhate

niḥspṛihaḥ sarva-kāmebhyo yukta ityuchyate tadā

Word meanings

yadā—when; viniyatam—fully controlled; chittam—the mind; ātmani—of the self; eva—certainly; avatiṣhṭhate—stays; nispṛihaḥ—free from cravings: sarva; kāmebhyaḥ—for yearning of the senses; yuktaḥ—situated in perfect Yog; iti—thus; uchyate—is said; tadā—then

Swami Sivananda's translation

When the perfectly controlled mind rests in the Self alone, free from longing for any of the objects of desire, then it is said, ‘He is united’.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 6