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Chapter 18
Link:—The Lord now defines Sattvika firmness (steadiness).
dhrtya yaya dharayate manahpranendriyakriyah
yogenavyabhicarinya dhrtih sa partha sattviki
The unwavering firmness equipped with Yoga (equanimity) by which, one controls the activities of the mind, the life-breath and the senses, that is sattvika firmness, (firmness of the nature of goodness). 33
Comment:-
Dhrtya yaya dharayate manahpranendriyakriyah yogenavyabhicarinya:- Equanimity or even-mindedness in worldly profit and loss, victory and defeat, pleasure and pain, honour and dishonour, success and failure, is called, Yoga.
When a man besides having a goal of God-realization, has desire for success, fame, honour and mundane, as well as, heavenly pleasure etc., his firmness is wavering. But when his only aim is God-realization, his firmness is without swerve.
The faculty of resolutely maintaining one's beliefs, principles, aim, feelings, actions, inclinations and ideas etc., is called 'Dhrti' (firmness). A man, by unwavering firmness, equipped with Yoga (equanimity) controls the activities of mind, the life-breath and senses.
When the mind becomes free, from different kinds of thoughts that come out of attachment or aversion, and when it gets fixed on one object, where it ought to be fixed, it means control over activities of the mind by unwavering firmness.
When, the process of exhalation and inhalation is regulated, and becomes even, activities of life-breaths, are said to be controlled by unwavering firmness.
When senses of sound, touch, form, taste and smell do not get attached, to the sense-objects but remain under control, the activities of senses are said to be, controlled by unwavering firmness.
Dhrtih sa partha sattviki:- Unwavering firmness by which one controls the activities of mind, the life-breaths and senses, that firmness, is Sattviki.
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