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सङ्कल्पप्रभावान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः ।
मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः ॥ २४ ॥
Abandoning without reserve all desires born of the imagination,[1] by the mind[2] curbing in the aggregate of the senses on every side, (24)
शनैःशनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया ।
आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत् ॥ २५ ॥
Little by little let him gain tranquillity, by means of Reason[3] controlled by steadiness; having made the mind[2] abide in the Self, let him not think of anything. (25)
यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम् ।
ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत् ॥ २६ ॥
As often as the wavering and unsteady mind[2] goeth forth, so often reining it in, let him bring it under the control of the Self. (26)
प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् ।
उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम् ॥ २७ ॥
Supreme joy is for this Yogi whose mind[2] is
