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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 8

The Path of Meditation

ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः। युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः

jñāna-vijñāna-tṛiptātmā kūṭa-stho vijitendriyaḥ yukta ityuchyate yogī sama-loṣhṭāśhma-kāñchanaḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 6.8 mean?

The yogi whose self is satisfied with knowledge and realized wisdom, who stands unmoved, who has conquered the senses, and to whom a clod of earth, a stone, and gold are the same, is said to be a yukta — one who is united in yoga.

Word-by-word meaning

jñāna—knowledge · vijñāna—realized knowledge, wisdom from within · tṛipta ātmā—one fully satisfied · kūṭa-sthaḥ—undisturbed · vijita-indriyaḥ—one who has conquered the senses · yuktaḥ—one who is in constant communion with the Supreme · iti—thus · uchyate—is said · yogī—a yogi · sama—looks equally · loṣhṭra—pebbles · aśhma—stone · kāñchanaḥ—gold

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