🕉️ Chapter 6 – The Yoga of Meditation: Shlokas 21–30
This segment reveals the peak of meditation. Krishna describes the joy beyond senses, the soul’s eternal nature, and the seer’s vision of oneness — where all beings are recognized as the Self.
📜 Shloka 21
सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद्बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम् ।
वेत्त्यत्र न विचाल्यते स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः ॥21॥
English Translation:
The yogi experiences transcendental bliss that is grasped by pure intellect, beyond the senses. Once established in that state, they never depart from the truth.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
जिस आनंद को बुद्धि द्वारा अनुभव किया जा सकता है, जो इंद्रियों से परे है — वह परम सुख है। उसमें स्थित योगी कभी विचलित नहीं होता।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
This is joy without cause — not emotion, but essence. It arises not from the world, but from your being.
🪔 Modern Insight:
If your happiness depends on circumstances, it's fragile. Real peace is rooted inside you.
📜 Shloka 22
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः ।
यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते ॥22॥
English Translation:
Having attained this, the yogi considers no greater gain. Firm in this state, they’re not shaken even by the deepest sorrow.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
जिस अवस्था को प्राप्त कर लेने के बाद कोई अन्य लाभ सर्वोत्तम नहीं लगता — और जिसमें स्थित व्यक्ति महान से महान दुख से भी विचलित नहीं होता।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
True fulfillment ends all craving. You no longer seek peace — you become it.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Once you know your soul, you stop negotiating your joy with the world.
📜 Shloka 23
तं विद्याद्दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम् ।
स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा ॥23॥
English Translation:
Know that this state — disconnect from sorrow — is called yoga. It must be practiced with firm determination and an undepressed mind.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
संपूर्ण दुखों से विरक्ति को ही योग कहते हैं — इसे दृढ़ निश्चय और अनवसन्न चित्त से अभ्यास में लाना चाहिए।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
Yoga is not flexibility — it’s freedom from suffering.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Consistency is key. Don’t wait to feel spiritual — practice daily, even when uninspired.
📜 Shloka 24
सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः ।
मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः ॥24॥
English Translation:
Abandon all desires born of imagination, and fully restrain the senses using the mind alone.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
मन की संकल्पना से उत्पन्न सभी कामनाओं को पूरी तरह त्याग दो, और मन के द्वारा समस्त इंद्रियों को नियंत्रित करो।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
Desires aren’t always real — many are imagined. Let go of fantasies, reclaim presence.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Most stress is self-created. Yoga is remembering what’s real.
📜 Shloka 25
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद्बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया ।
आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किंचिदपि चिन्तयेत् ॥25॥
English Translation:
Step by step, with steady intellect and patience, the yogi should quiet the mind and think of nothing else but the Self.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
धीरे-धीरे, धैर्यपूर्वक और बुद्धि द्वारा मन को आत्मा में स्थिर करते हुए, अन्य किसी वस्तु का चिंतन न करें।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
Meditation is a process — slow, subtle, and silent. Let the mind settle like dust in still water.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Don't rush the inner journey. Consistency beats intensity.
📜 Shloka 26
यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम् ।
ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत् ॥26॥
English Translation:
Wherever the restless mind wanders, pull it back and gently bring it under the control of the Self.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
जहाँ-जहाँ चंचल और अस्थिर मन भटकता है, वहाँ से उसे खींचकर आत्मा में ही लगाना चाहिए।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
The goal is not to stop thoughts, but to bring them home—again and again—with love.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Every distraction is a training moment. Return is the practice.
📜 Shloka 27
प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् ।
उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम् ॥27॥
English Translation:
The yogi whose mind is at peace, who has calmed passions and is sinless, attains the supreme happiness that comes from Brahman.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
जिस योगी का मन शांत है, जिसकी रजोगुण शांति को प्राप्त हो गई है, जो निष्कल्मष है — वह ब्रह्मानंद को प्राप्त करता है।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
This is bliss unshaken by outer events — the joy of alignment with the Divine.
🪔 Modern Insight:
You don’t “earn” peace — you remember it by calming what covers it.
📜 Shloka 28
युञ्जन्नेवं सदात्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः ।
सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते ॥28॥
English Translation:
By steady practice, the purified yogi effortlessly attains the infinite bliss of union with Brahman.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
योग का निरंतर अभ्यास करने वाला, पाप रहित योगी ब्रह्म से संपर्क का परम सुख सहज ही प्राप्त करता है।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
When the soul touches the Divine, bliss is not temporary — it becomes your nature.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Real joy is not a mood — it’s what remains when the noise is gone.
📜 Shloka 29
सर्वभूतस्थमात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि ।
ईक्षते योगयुक्तात्मा सर्वत्र समदर्शनः ॥29॥
English Translation:
The yogi, established in yoga, sees the Self in all beings and all beings in the Self — with an equal vision everywhere.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
योगी जो योग में स्थित है, वह आत्मा को सभी प्राणियों में और सभी प्राणियों को आत्मा में देखता है — और सबमें समदृष्टि रखता है।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
This is the highest realization: not separation, but sacred sameness in all.
🪔 Modern Insight:
The more spiritual you become, the less superior you feel. True vision is unity.
📜 Shloka 30
यो मां पश्यति सर्वत्र सर्वं च मयि पश्यति ।
तस्याहं न प्रणश्यामि स च मे न प्रणश्यति ॥30॥
English Translation:
The one who sees Me in everything and everything in Me — never loses Me, nor do I ever lose them.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
जो व्यक्ति मुझे हर जगह और हर वस्तु में देखता है — मैं उससे कभी विलग नहीं होता, और वह मुझसे नहीं।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
To see God in everything is to never feel separated again. That is yoga — not physical, but eternal connection.
🪔 Modern Insight:
If your God is only in temples, you haven’t seen Him yet.
🌱 Ancient Verse – Modern Wisdom Table
| Gita Insight | Modern Life Lesson |
|---|---|
| Bliss is beyond senses | Real joy is not in thrill, but in stillness |
| Desirelessness is peace | Let go to level up |
| See all beings as Self | Compassion comes from clarity |
| Steady focus transforms | Silence isn’t empty — it’s full of truth |
🧘 Message to Gen Z: Yoga Is Not Performance — It’s Perception
- 🔥 Your greatest power? Seeing unity where others see division.
- 🧘 Stop chasing peace. Sit still and let it rise.
- 🌍 Every soul you meet is your reflection. Act accordingly.
- 📿 Meditation is not a technique. It’s a return to Truth.
➡️ Up Next: Shlokas 31–47 – Devotion, Compassion, and the Yogic Vision Beyond Perfection