BHAGAVAD GEETA: 85 - Swami Advayananda.

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BHAGAVAD GEETA

Chapter - 2

Discourse – 2 (72 Slogas)

“Yoga of the SUPREME SELF”

Sri Veda Vyasaji

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Monday 12, Aug 2024, 06:50.

Discourse 2 | Yoga of the Supreme Self  

2.12   THE MAN OF STEADY WISDOM 

(Slogas 54-67, 14 No.

Slogam - 61: Q3: Matpara: Turning to the Lord 

Post - 85.

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Slogam - 61: Q3: Matpara: Turning to the Lord: 

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Taani sarvaani samyamya = Having restrained them all (i.e. the senses), 

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yuktah aaseeta matparah; = he should sit steadfast, intent on Me; 

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vashe hi yasya indriyaani = he whose senses are under control,

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tasya prajnaa pra-tishthitaa. = his wisdom is said to be steady. 

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We are still on Question 3, “How does the sage sit?”, i.e. How does he spend his time 

when he is alone and nobody is watching? 


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 Sri Krishna has built up the argument for sense control perfectly. He has kept a 

key ingredient as a secret till now – and gives it at the right psychological moment when the 

seeker may be most bewildered by how to succeed in his efforts, and his hunger for the 

solution would be maximum. The secret ingredient is Matpara, love for the Lord. 

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Next

Slogam - 62: Q3: Without Matpara – the Slow Descent 

Continued

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