Verset 6.25

शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया ।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत् ॥

6.25

Translittération

śanaiḥ śanairuparamed buddhyā dhṛtigṛhītayā |

ātmasaṃsthaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā na kiñcidapi cintayet ||

Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Traduction

Little by little let him attain to ietude by the intellect held firmly; having made the mind establish itself in the Self, let him not think of anything.

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Mot à mot

slowly
gradually
should become still
by the intellect
held by steadfastness

fixed in the self
the mind
making
not
anything
at all
should think of

Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explication

Krishna describes how the mind is stilled: gradually, little by little, not by force. The understanding (buddhi) is held firm by dhṛti, steadiness or resolve. Then the mind is made to rest in the self, and the meditator thinks of nothing at all. The instruction to think of nothing does not mean falling into dullness, but letting the stream of thoughts subside while awareness remains. The emphasis on slowness is reassuring for anyone who has tried to meditate and found the mind refusing to cooperate.