Chapter 6 Verse 8 of 47

• jñāna-vijñāna-tṛptātmā
• kūṭa-stho vijitendriyaḥ
• yukta ity ucyate yogī
• sama-loṣṭrāśma-kāñcanaḥ

Translation

A person is said to be established in self-realization and is called a yogī [or mystic] when he is fully satisfied by virtue of acquired knowledge and realization. Such a person is situated in transcendence and is self-controlled. He sees everything — whether it be pebbles, stones or gold — as the same.

Synonyms

• jñāna

  by acquired knowledge

• vijñāna

  and realized knowledge

• tṛpta

  satisfied

• ātmā

  a living entity

• sthaḥ

  spiritually situated

• indriyaḥ

  sensually controlled

• yuktaḥ

  competent for self-realization

• iti

  thus

• ucyate

  is said

• yogī

  a mystic

• sama

  equipoised

• loṣṭra

  pebbles

• aśma

  stone

• kāñcanaḥ

  gold.

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