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Chapter 6 · Verse 24 · Dhyana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 6.24

contemplative Mind & Meditation Attachment & Letting Go Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः। मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः।।6.24।।

Transliteration

saṅkalpa-prabhavān kāmāns tyaktvā sarvān aśheṣhataḥ manasaivendriya-grāmaṁ viniyamya samantataḥ

Word by Word

saṅkalpa a resolve
prabhavān born of
kāmān desires
tyaktvā having abandoned
sarvān all
aśheṣhataḥ completely
manasā through the mind
eva certainly
indriya-grāmam the group of senses
viniyamya restraining
samantataḥ from all sides
Simplified Perspective

Krishna teaches the supreme art of spiritual mastery: the complete abandonment of desires born from the mind's restless impulses, followed by the gentle gathering of all senses under the sovereign rule of consciousness itself. This is not violence against desire, but the natural repose that comes when the mind recognizes its own slavery.

For the modern seeker drowning in endless wants, this verse offers liberation through a single practice—observe your impulses without judgment, then consciously redirect your life-force inward.

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Bhagavad Gita 6.24 — BG 6.24

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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