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तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः।

उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये।।6.12।।

 

Hindi Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Harikrishnadas Goenka

।।6.12।।( आसनको ) स्थिर स्थापन करके क्या करे ( सो कहते हैं ) उस आसनर बैठकर योगका साधन करे। कैसे करे मनको सब विषयोंसे हटाकर एकाग्र करके तथा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रिय यानी चित्त और इन्द्रियोंकी क्रियाओंको जीतनेवाला होकर योगका साधन करे। जिसने मन और इन्द्रियोंकी क्रियाओंका संयम कर लिया हो उसको यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रिय कहते हैं। वह किसलिये योगका साधन करे सो कहते हैं आत्मशुद्धिके लिये अर्थात् अन्तःकरणकी शुद्धिके लिये करे।

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda

6.12 Pratisthapya, having established; sthiram, firmly; sucau, in a clean; dese, place, which is solitary, either naturally or through improvement; atmanah, his own; asanam, seat; na ati ucchritam, neither too high; na ati nicam, nor even too low; and that made of caila-ajina-kusa-uttram, cloth, skin, and kusa-grass, placed successively one below the other-the successive arrangement of cloth etc. here is in a reverse order to that of the textual reading-. What follows after thus establishing the seat? Upavisya, sitting; tatra, on that; asane, seat; yogam yunjyat, he should concentrate his mind. To what purpose should he concentrate his mind? In answer the Lord says: atma-visuddhaye, for the purification of the internal organ. How? Krtva, making; manah, the mind; ekagram, one-pointed,by withdrawing it from all objects; and yata-citta-indriya-kriyah, keeping the actions (kriyah) of the mind (citta) and senses (indriya) under control (yata). The external seat has been spoken of. Now is being stated how the posture of the body should be: