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Chapter 6
Manah samyamya maceittah:—Having controlled the mind of all worldly affairs, he should think of God's form, play, virtues, glory and excellence etc. It means, that by shutting out all worldly thoughts, he should devote his mind to God only. The thoughts that come to mind, are either of the past or the present. So he should neglect them, by thinking that these have no existence at present. Moreover, the world actually does not exist, it merely seems to exist, while God existed in the past, exists now and will also exist, in future. So, he should think of Him, instead of thinking about the world.
Yuktah:—He should remain vigilant, in diverting his mind from worldly affairs and concentrate it on God, even while engaged in worldly affairs, because vigilance during engagement in worldly affairs, will help him in meditation, and that awareness during meditation will be helpful to him, in his practical life.
Asita matparah:—While sitting, he should have the only aim of God-realization, without having any other desire, or lust or attachment or mineness, in the least, as has also been pointed out, in the tenth verse of this chapter.
Appendix:—To consider any special trait as one's own is to invite demoniac nature in oneself. Therefore the Lord by the term 'matparah' mentions that the striver following the path of meditation should depend on Him. By depending on God, evils (flaws) are quickly removed and the striver is not proud of his speciality. This is the special trait of devotion.
In this verse 'mana' and 'citta'—these are two terms which are synonyms have been used. With 'mana' anything is reflected upon time and again and with 'citta' only one thing is thought of. Therefore here the expression 'manah samyamya mnccitah' means that the world should not be reflected upon viz., detach 'manna' from the world and with 'citta' he should think of God viz., concentrate 'citta' on God.
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