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Bg. 6.19

Devanāgarī

यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता । योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मन: ॥ १९ ॥

Synonyms

yathā—as;dīpaḥ—a lamp;nivāta-sthaḥ—in a place without wind;na—does not;iṅgate—waver;sā—this;upamā—comparison;smṛtā—is considered;yoginaḥ—of theyogī;yata-cittasya—whose mind is controlled;yuñjataḥ—constantly engaged;yogam—in meditation;ātmanaḥ—on transcendence.

Translation

As a lamp in a windless place does not waver, so the transcendentalist, whose mind is controlled, remains always steady in his meditation on the transcendent Self.

Purport

As a lamp in a windless place does not waver, so the transcendentalist, whose mind is controlled, remains always steady in his meditation on the transcendent Self.

A truly Kṛṣṇa conscious person, always absorbed in transcendence, in constant undisturbed meditation on his worshipable Lord, is as steady as a lamp in a windless place.

A truly Kṛṣṇa conscious person, always absorbed in transcendence, in constant undisturbed meditation on his worshipable Lord, is as steady as a lamp in a windless place.
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