SB 11.23.60

SB 11.23.60

Devanagari

तस्मात् सर्वात्मना तात निगृहाण मनो धिया । मय्यावेशितया युक्त एतावान् योगसङ्ग्रह: ॥ ६० ॥

Verse text

tasmāt sarvātmanā tāta nigṛhāṇa mano dhiyā mayy āveśitayā yukta etāvān yoga-saṅgrahaḥ

Synonyms

tasmāt therefore ; sarva ātmanā — in all respects ; tāta My dear Uddhava ; nigṛhāṇa bring under control ; manaḥ the mind ; dhiyā with intelligence ; mayi in Me ; āveśitayā which is absorbed ; yuktaḥ linked up ; etāvān thus ; yoga saṅgrahaḥ — the essence of spiritual practice .

Translation

My dear Uddhava, fixing your intelligence on Me, you should thus completely control the mind. This is the essence of the science of yoga.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

My dear Uddhava, fixing your intelligence on me, you should thus completely control the mind. This is the essence of the science of yoga. The method of tolerating dualities is summarized. Controlling the mind is the essence of yoga.