Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.13.14
एतावान् योग आदिष्टो मच्छिष्यै: सनकादिभि: ।
सर्वतो मन आकृष्य मय्यद्धावेश्यते यथा ॥ १४ ॥
etāvān yoga ādiṣṭo
[etaavaan yoga aadishto]
mac-chiṣyaiḥ sanakādibhiḥ
[mach-chishyaih sanakaadibhih]
sarvato mana ākṛṣya
[sarvato mana aakrishya]
mayy addhāveśyate yathā
[mayy addhaaveshyate yathaa]
Word-for-word
etāvān
—
actually this
yogaḥ
—
yoga system
ādiṣṭaḥ
—
instructed
mat-śiṣyaiḥ
—
by My devotees
sanaka-ādibhiḥ
—
headed by Sanaka-kumāra
sarvataḥ
—
from all sides
manaḥ
—
the mind
ākṛṣya
—
withdrawing
mayi
—
in Me
addhā
—
directly
āveśyate
—
is absorbed
yathā
—
accordingly.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etāvān yoga ādiṣṭo
etāvān
actually this
yogaḥ
yoga system
ādiṣṭaḥ
instructed
mac-chiṣyaiḥ sanakādibhiḥ
mat-śiṣyaiḥ
by My devotees
sanaka-ādibhiḥ
headed by Sanaka-kumāra
sarvato mana ākṛṣya
sarvataḥ
from all sides
manaḥ
the mind
ākṛṣya
withdrawing
mayy addhāveśyate yathā
mayi
in Me
addhā
directly
āveśyate
is absorbed
yathā
accordingly.
The actual yoga system as taught by My devotees, headed by Sanaka-kumāra, is simply this: Having withdrawn the mind from all other objects, one should directly and appropriately absorb it in Me.
Purport
The word yathā (“accordingly” or “properly”) indicates that like Uddhava one should hear directly from Lord Kṛṣṇa or His bona fide representative and directly ( addhā ) fix the mind in Lord Kṛṣṇa.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
This yoga system was taught by my devotees, headed by Sanaka-kumāra. Having withdrawn the mind from all other objects, one should directly and appropriately absorb it in me.
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Personal Guidance
True yoga, as taught by Sanaka and his brothers, is simply withdrawing the mind from all else and directly absorbing it in the Lord. The technique is austere but stunningly simple.
Reflection Questions
- What am I making complicated that is really this simple?
- Where could I practice this minute-long simplicity today?
My note
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