Word meanings
- yatra
- when
- uparamate
- rejoice inner joy
- cittam
- the mind
- niruddham
- restrained
- yoga-sevayā
- by the practice of yog
- yatra
- when
- ca
- and
- eva
- certainly
- ātmanā
- through the purified mind
- ātmānam
- the soul
- paśyan
- behold
- ātmani
- in the self
- tuṣyati
- is satisfied
Translations
When the mind, restrained by the practice of yoga, attains quietude, and when one sees the Self by the Self, they are satisfied in their own Self.
There, where the whole of nature is seen in the light of the Self, where the person abides within their Self and is satisfied there, their functions restrained by their union with the Divine, the mind finds rest.
At the time when the mind, restrained through the practice of Yoga, is withdrawn, and just when one sees the Self by the self and remains contented in the Self alone;
योगका सेवन करनेसे जिस अवस्थामें निरुद्ध चित्त उपराम हो जाता है तथा जिस अवस्थामें स्वयं अपने-आप से अपने-आपको देखता हुआ अपने-आपमें ही सन्तुष्ट हो जाता है।Commentary
The verses 20? 21? 22 and 23 must be taken together. When the mind is completely withdrawn from the objects of the senses, supreme peace reigns within the heart. When the mind becomes ite steady by constant and protracted practice of concentration the Yogi beholds the Supreme Self by the mind which is rendered pure and onepointed and attains to supreme satisfaction in the Self within.