Word meanings
- yathā
- as
- dīpaḥ
- a lamp
- nivāta-sthaḥ
- in a windless place
- na
- does not
- iṅgate
- flickers
- sā
- this
- upamā
- analogy
- smṛtā
- is considered
- yoginaḥ
- of a yogi
- yata-cittasya
- whose mind is disciplined
- yuñjataḥ
- steadily practicing
- yogam
- in meditation
- ātmanaḥ
- on the Supreme
Translations
As a lamp placed in a windless spot does not flicker, so is the Yogi of a controlled mind, who practices Yoga in the Self, compared.
The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is like a lamp that does not flicker, as it stands sheltered from every wind.
As a lamp kept in a windless place does not flicker, so is the simile for the yogi whose mind is under control and who is engaged in concentration on the Self.
जैसे स्पन्दनरहित वायुके स्थानमें स्थित दीपककी लौ चेष्टारहित हो जाती है, योगका अभ्यास करते हुए वश में किए हुए चित्तवाले योगीके चित्तकी वैसी ही उपमा कही गयी है।Commentary
This is a beautiful simile. Yogins ote this simile very often when they talk of concentration or steadiness or onepointedness of the mind. A steady mind will serve as a powerful searchlight to find out the hidden spiritual treasures of the Self.