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Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya
Chapter-6 Dhyāna Yogaḥ
The suitable state for commencing the Yoga of meditation is now taught: — jitātmanaḥ praśāntasya paramātmā samāhitaḥ | CommentaryThe Self is said to be perfectly balanced in one who is free from the agitation caused by the pairs of opposites and who is completely calm; in other words 'the Over-Self' becomes exceedingly well focused so as to be prepared for meditation. Here the individual Self (Pratyag-ātman) is called 'the Over-Self' (Param-ātman), — this interpretation is justified by the context. The individual Self can also be called 'great', because it is at a higher state relative to previous successive stages. Or the sentence may construed as follows: — atma param samāhitah. — The Self is exceedingly well balanced. |