🪷 Dhyāna Yoga

Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 6 · 47 verses · complete reader-led chapter study

DHYĀNA-YOGA: lift the self; prepare body, place, senses, and attention; practise moderation; return the wandering mind; cultivate equal vision; proceed through abhyāsa and vairāgya; receive Krishna’s assurance concerning unfinished yoga; and read BG 6.47 as the bhakta-yogī culmination. None of these is a horoscope score.

BG 6.1-47 · The Complete Chapter Movement

Read all 47 received verses in order before the close-reading and connected-source material.

1. Action, renunciation, self-mastery, and impartial regard · BG 6.1-9

श्री भगवानुवाच अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः। स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।। यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव। न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।। आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते। योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते।।6.3।। यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्जते। सर्वसङ्कल्पसंन्यासी योगारूढस्तदोच्यते।।6.4।। उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्। आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः।।6.5।। बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः। अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।। जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः। शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः।।6.7।। ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः। युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।।6.8।। सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु। साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।

Textual teaching: Krishna joins true renunciation to action without dependence on its fruit, distinguishes the means and quietude of yoga, directs self-uplift, names the self as friend or adversary, and describes steadiness amid opposites and impartial regard toward friend, enemy, stranger, relative, virtuous, and harmful alike.

Reader practice: Notice which present action steadies the mind and which action degrades it; choose the steadying action without assigning yourself a spiritual rank.

2. Prepare place, posture, attention, and a moderate life · BG 6.10-17

योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः। एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।। शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः। नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।। तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः। उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये।।6.12।। समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः। संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्।।6.13।। प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः। मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः।।6.14।। युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी नियतमानसः। शान्तिं निर्वाणपरमां मत्संस्थामधिगच्छति।।6.15।। नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः। न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन।।6.16।। युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु। युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा।।6.17।।

Textual teaching: The sequence names seclusion, restraint, freedom from expectation and accumulation, a clean stable seat, aligned body, steady gaze, fearlessness, brahmacarya, mind directed to Krishna, and moderation in food, recreation, action, sleep, and waking.

Reader practice: Choose a clean, stable, undisturbed place and a sustainable seated practice. Treat historical seat materials through context rather than as a universal modern prescription.

3. The settled mind and the state called yoga · BG 6.18-23

यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते। निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा।।6.18।। यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता। योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।। यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया। यत्र चैवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति।।6.20।। सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद्बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम्। वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः।।6.21।। यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः। यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते।।6.22।। तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्। स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।

Textual teaching: The restrained mind abiding in the self is compared to a lamp sheltered from wind. The sequence describes stillness, self-seeing, joy grasped by the understanding, non-deviation from truth, an unsurpassed gain, and yoga as disconnection from union with suffering.

Reader practice: Receive these as the chapter’s description and direction, not a checklist for declaring personal attainment from a horoscope, app score, or isolated experience.

4. Withdraw, return the mind, and contemplate equal vision · BG 6.24-32

सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः। मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः।।6.24।। शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया। आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।। यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्। ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत्।।6.26।। प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम्। उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम्।।6.27।। युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः। सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते।।6.28।। सर्वभूतस्थमात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि। ईक्षते योगयुक्तात्मा सर्वत्र समदर्शनः।।6.29।। यो मां पश्यति सर्वत्र सर्वं च मयि पश्यति। तस्याहं न प्रणश्यामि स च मे न प्रणश्यति।।6.30।। सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः। सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।। आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन। सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।

Textual teaching: Krishna directs relinquishing desire-born intentions, restraining the senses, becoming quiet gradually through understanding, and repeatedly returning the wandering mind. The movement then speaks of peace, seeing the self in all beings, seeing Krishna everywhere, and regarding another’s happiness and suffering through comparison with oneself.

Reader practice: The return itself is the practice. Record consistency if useful, but do not convert distraction or return-counts into a measure of realization or human worth.

5. Arjuna asks about the restless mind; Krishna answers · BG 6.33-36

अर्जुन उवाच योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन। एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।। चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्दृढम्। तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम्।।6.34।। श्री भगवानुवाच असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं। अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।। असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः। वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।

Textual teaching: Arjuna questions the stability of the yoga of equality because the mind is restless, turbulent, strong, and difficult to restrain. Krishna acknowledges the difficulty, names practice and dispassion, and contrasts the uncontrolled mind with striving through appropriate means.

Reader practice: Return regularly and loosen attachment to results. Neither abhyāsa nor vairāgya is a planetary quantity, and no fixed-day challenge guarantees the state described.

6. Arjuna asks about unfinished yoga; Krishna gives assurance · BG 6.37-45

अर्जुन उवाच अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः। अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति।।6.37।। कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति। अप्रतिष्ठो महाबाहो विमूढो ब्रह्मणः पथि।।6.38।। एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः। त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते।।6.39।। श्री भगवानुवाच पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते। नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।। प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकानुषित्वा शाश्वतीः समाः। शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे योगभ्रष्टोऽभिजायते।।6.41।। अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्। एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।। तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्। यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन।।6.43।। पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः। जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।। प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिषः। अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।6.45।।

Textual teaching: Arjuna asks what becomes of one whose faithful effort falls short. Krishna first denies destruction here or hereafter, then speaks of meritorious worlds, birth in pure, prosperous, or wise-yogin households, reconnection with former understanding and practice, renewed striving, and culmination across many births.

Reader practice: Receive Krishna’s assurance without manufacturing a past-life biography or yoga-bhraṣṭa identity for yourself or another person.

7. The yogin and the bhakta-yogin culmination · BG 6.46-47

तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः। कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।। योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना। श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।

Textual teaching: Krishna places the yogin above ascetics, learned persons, and ritual actors, urges Arjuna to become a yogin, and concludes that among yogins the one whose inner self rests in Him and who worships Him with faith is considered the most deeply united.

Reader practice: Let the conclusion orient practice and devotion; do not use birth data or a score to rank who has attained it.

Dhyāna-Yoga · Sources and Connected Readings

Open these optional pathways for Vidhyamitra's evidence boundaries and the wider spiritual context for BG 6 meditation, abhyāsa-vairāgya, and bhakta-yogī culmination.

Evidence and limitations · Divine Param-Vidyā

Close reading · BG 6.37-45

Arjuna’s question · BG 6.37-39

Krishna’s answer · BG 6.40-45

श्री भगवानुवाच पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते। नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।। प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकानुषित्वा शाश्वतीः समाः। शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे योगभ्रष्टोऽभिजायते।।6.41।। अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्। एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।। तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्। यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन।।6.43।। पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः। जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।। प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिषः। अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।6.45।।

Arjuna asks what becomes of one who has faith but whose mind has moved away from yoga before attaining its perfection (BG 6.37-39).
Krishna first answers that such a doer of good is destroyed neither here nor hereafter and does not come to a bad end (BG 6.40).
The following verses speak of worlds of the meritorious, births in pure/prosperous or wise-yogin households, reconnection with former understanding and practice, renewed striving, and culmination across many births (BG 6.41-45).

Translation boundary: Terms such as yoga-bhraṣṭa, śucīnām, śrīmatām, paurva-dehikam, and parāṁ gatim must remain available for word-level and named-commentary study. One concise English rendering must not be presented as the only interpretive tradition.

Personal-assignment boundary: Vidhyamitra does not infer that a living reader is a yoga-bhraṣṭa, prove a former birth, identify a former family or practice, measure carried saṁskāras, or predict rebirth from a horoscope. BG 6.37-45 is preserved as Krishna’s teaching, not converted into a natal classifier.

Close reading · BG 6.47

योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना। श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।

Among all yogins, the one who, with inner self gone to Me, worships Me with faith is considered by Me the most deeply united.

Truth boundary: The verse states Krishna’s teaching about the yogin who worships Him with faith. Vidhyamitra does not score whether a named reader has attained this condition or is dearer, higher, saved, liberated, or spiritually superior.

Chapter-wide truth boundary: BG 6 remains a teaching and practice sequence. Birth data and planetary placements do not measure yogārūḍha status, meditation aptitude, abhyāsa, vairāgya, sama-darśana, past lives, carried saṁskāras, divine favour, or spiritual worth.

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