आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत् ॥
धैर्ययुक्त बुद्धिके द्वारा संसारसे धीरेधीरे उपराम हो जाय और परमात्मस्वरूपमें मनबुद्धि को सम्यक् प्रकारसे स्थापन करके फिर कुछ भी चिन्तन न करे ॥
एक मूल शिक्षा · शांत भाव · थोड़ा संदर्भ सहायक
“Stillness comes by degrees when the mind stops feeding itself.”
धैर्ययुक्त बुद्धिके द्वारा संसारसे धीरेधीरे उपराम हो जाय और परमात्मस्वरूपमें मनबुद्धि को सम्यक् प्रकारसे स्थापन करके फिर कुछ भी चिन्तन न करे ॥
श्लोक क्रम में — हर संस्कृत शब्द और नीचे उसका अर्थ। किसी शब्द पर जाकर उसे देखें।
शब्दशःlittle by little · should become quiet · by the discerning mind · held by firmness · established in the true self · the mind · having made · not · anything at all · should think
The mind should be calmed gradually with firm understanding. Once it rests in the true self, it should stop chasing thoughts.
यह श्लोक Krishna द्वारा कहा गया है, कुरुक्षेत्र की भूमि पर, अध्याय "ध्यान योग" में।
श्लोक 25 भगवद् गीता के 6वें अध्याय में है — ध्यान योग। इस अध्याय में कुल 47 श्लोक हैं।
You sit in a parked car after a hard conversation, replaying every sentence. The answer is not to wrestle the mind harder, but to bring it back, gently, until the loop loosens.
Did you like this verse?
It teaches you to calm thought through gradual restraint, not sudden suppression.
इस श्लोक का अर्थ
The mind should be calmed gradually with firm understanding. Once it rests in the true self, it should stop chasing thoughts.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
On Kurukshetra, Arjuna needs more than advice about battle — he needs a mind that can hold still. Krishna now gives the method: steady the mind gradually, place it in the true self, and stop feeding it new thoughts.
आज के जीवन में महत्व
You sit in a parked car after a hard conversation, replaying every sentence. The answer is not to wrestle the mind harder, but to bring it back, gently, until the loop loosens.
“Progress can be gentle. You do not have to win against the mind in one struggle.”
संबंधित विषय: manas (49 श्लोक), dhyana (31 श्लोक), buddhi (26 श्लोक)