The Bhagavad Gita unfolds on the battlefield of 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰, where the armies of the 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌾𑌃 and 𑌕𑍌𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌃 stand ready for war. In this charged moment, 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 is torn by doubt and despair, and it is here that 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 begins his timeless dialogue. Chapter 6, called 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 or Atma-Samyama 𑌯𑍋𑌗, dives deep into the art of meditation and the discipline of self-mastery.
In the previous chapters, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 has guided 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 through the paths of 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮-𑌯𑍋𑌗 (selfless action) and 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨-𑌯𑍋𑌗 (the way of knowledge). He has taught that true freedom comes not from running away from duty, but from acting with detachment and wisdom. Now, in Chapter 6, the conversation shifts to the inner landscape: how can a person bring their restless mind under control and discover the quiet strength of the 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 within?
As this chapter closes, it sets the stage for the next great theme of the Gita: 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿-𑌯𑍋𑌗, the path of loving devotion. While Chapter 6 focuses on self-mastery and meditation, it also hints that the highest peace comes when self-discipline is joined with heartfelt devotion.
𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃
𑌅𑌥 𑌷𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Om. Salutations to the Supreme Self. Now begins the sixth chapter, called the Yoga of Self-Control.
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌸 𑌸𑌂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍀 𑌚 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌚 𑌨 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌚𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃 ॥ 1 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: Whoever performs their required duties without depending on the outcomes of those actions is truly a renunciant and a yogi. It is not simply by giving up ritual fire or by ceasing to act that one becomes a true renunciant or yogi.
𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵 ।
𑌨 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑍋 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌨 ॥ 2 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, what people call renunciation, understand that to be the same as yoga. No one who has not given up personal expectations or intentions can truly become a yogi.
𑌆𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌨𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌵 𑌶𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 3 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For the sage who seeks to rise to the state of yoga, disciplined action is considered the means. But for the same person, once established in yoga, tranquility and withdrawal from action alone are regarded as the means.
𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌹𑌿 𑌨𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍁𑌷𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌸𑌂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍀 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍋𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 4 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When a person no longer clings to sense pleasures or to actions, having let go of all personal intentions, that person is said to be firmly established in Yoga.
𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌰𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍈𑌵 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍈𑌵 𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 ॥ 5 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One should elevate oneself through one's own efforts and not let oneself fall. For the mind can be one's greatest friend, but it can also become one's worst enemy.
𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾 𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍈𑌵 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌤𑍍 ॥ 6 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For the person who has mastered their own mind, the mind becomes their ally. But for one who has not gained self-mastery, that same mind acts as an adversary, working against them.
𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌶𑍀𑌤𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌪𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌃 ॥ ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For the person who has gained mastery over their own mind and remains peaceful, their higher self is steady and secure. Such a person stays balanced in situations of cold and heat, pleasure and pain, as well as in times of honor and dishonor.
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌤𑍃𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌕𑍂𑌟𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌸𑌮𑌲𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌚𑌨𑌃 ॥ ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
A yogi whose mind is fulfilled by both knowledge and direct realization, who remains steady and has mastered the senses, is considered truly united. Such a person sees no difference between a lump of earth, a stone, or gold, regarding them all with equal vision.
𑌸𑍁𑌹𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌨𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌷𑍁 ।
𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌿 𑌚 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌸𑌮𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One who maintains an even mind toward benefactors, friends, enemies, those who are neutral or impartial, the hateful, relatives, the virtuous, and even the sinful-such a person stands out as truly accomplished.
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌯𑍁𑌂𑌜𑍀𑌤 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌰𑌹𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌏𑌕𑌾𑌕𑍀 𑌯𑌤𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌰𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌃 ॥ 10 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
A yogi should always focus the mind on spiritual practice, staying in a quiet and secluded place, alone, with self-discipline over mind and body, free from desires and not attached to possessions.
𑌶𑍁𑌚𑍌 𑌦𑍇𑌶𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌚𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌲𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌨𑌕𑍁𑌶𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 11 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Let a person set up a steady seat for themselves in a clean place, making sure it is neither too high nor too low. The seat should be layered with kusa grass, animal skin, and cloth, one on top of the other.
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌕𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌯𑌤𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌉𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌨𑍇 𑌯𑍁𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑍇 ॥ 12 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
There, having seated oneself on the chosen spot, one should make the mind steady and focused, keeping both thoughts and senses under control. In this state, one should practice yoga for the purpose of inner purification.
𑌸𑌮𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌂 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌚𑌲𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌯𑌨𑍍 ॥ 13 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Keeping the body, head, and neck upright and still, remaining steady, let one gaze at the tip of their own nose without glancing in any other direction.
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌭𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌮𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌆𑌸𑍀𑌤 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌃 ॥ 14 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
With a calm and fearless mind, firmly committed to celibacy, having mastered the mind and focused it on Me, the yogi should sit in meditation, seeing Me as the ultimate purpose.
𑌯𑍁𑌂𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌃 ।
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌮𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ॥ 15 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
By always focusing the mind in this way, the yogi with a disciplined mind attains a peace that is rooted in Me and leads to the highest liberation.
𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌚𑍈𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌨 𑌚𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑌶𑍀𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍋 𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ॥ 16 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, yoga is not possible for someone who eats too much or for someone who does not eat at all. It is also not suitable for those who sleep excessively or for those who constantly stay awake.
𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌚𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍁 ।
𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌹𑌾 ॥ 1 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For one who is moderate in eating and recreation, balanced in actions, and disciplined in both sleep and wakefulness, the practice of yoga becomes a path that removes sorrow.
𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌦𑌾 ॥ 1 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When the mind, having been thoroughly restrained, settles solely in the Self and the person is free from all cravings for objects of desire, then that person is said to be truly established in yoga.
𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍋 𑌨𑍇𑌂𑌗𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍋𑌪𑌮𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌾 ।
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍋 𑌯𑌤𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑍁𑌂𑌜𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 ॥ 1 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Just as a lamp in a windless place does not waver, so is the mind of a yogi who has gained mastery over his thoughts and is absorbed in meditation on the Self.
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌯𑌾 ।
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌚𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 20 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When, through dedicated yoga practice, the mind becomes completely still and withdrawn, and at that moment, perceiving the Self by one's own awareness, a person finds deep contentment within the Self alone.
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌤𑍀𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌨 𑌚𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌲𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 ॥ 21 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When a person experiences that supreme happiness which is understood by the intellect and lies beyond the reach of the senses, and being firmly established in that state, does not move away from the truth of reality.
𑌯𑌂 𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌨 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑍇𑌨 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 22 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Having attained that state, a person does not consider any other achievement to be greater. Firmly established in it, one is not shaken even by the deepest sorrow.
𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌸𑌂𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌵𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌯𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌣𑍍𑌣𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾 ॥ 23 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Understand that yoga is the process of disconnecting from sorrow. This yoga should be practiced with steady determination and a mind that does not lose heart.
𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍈𑌵𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌤𑌃 ॥ 24 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Giving up completely all desires that arise from imagination or mental constructs, and using the mind alone to fully restrain the entire group of senses from every direction.
𑌶𑌨𑍈𑌃 𑌶𑌨𑍈𑌰𑍁𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍀𑌤𑌯𑌾 ।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌨 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍 ॥ 25 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Step by step, using a steady and resolute intellect, one should withdraw the mind and settle it in the Self. Once the mind is established in this way, one should avoid thinking about anything else.
𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌂𑌚𑌲𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌤𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵 𑌵𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍 ॥ 26 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whenever the restless and unsteady mind wanders off, no matter the reason, the yogi should gently bring it back and place it under the guidance of the Self alone.
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌉𑌪𑍈𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌜𑌸𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌮𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌮𑌷𑌮𑍍 ॥ 2 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The yogi whose mind is fully calm, whose restless energy has been stilled, who is pure and has realized oneness with Brahman, alone attains the highest bliss.
𑌯𑍁𑌂𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌵𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌮𑌷𑌃 ।
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑍇𑌨 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌤𑍇 ॥ 2 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The yogi who constantly engages the mind in this way, having removed all impurities, effortlessly experiences the supreme happiness that comes from contact with the Absolute.
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 ।
𑌈𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌮𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌃 ॥ 2 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
A person whose mind is harmonized through Yoga, who sees with equal vision, perceives the Self present in all beings and all beings existing within the Self, seeing unity everywhere.
𑌯𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌚 𑌮𑌯𑌿 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌨 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌸 𑌚 𑌮𑍇 𑌨 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 30 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever perceives Me present in all things and sees all things within Me, I am never out of their sight, nor are they ever out of Mine.
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌕𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌥𑌾 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌸 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌮𑌯𑌿 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍇 ॥ 31 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The yogi who sees Me present in all living beings and remains steadfast in unity, worshipping Me everywhere, truly lives in Me, no matter how or where he lives.
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍌𑌪𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ।
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌯𑌦𑌿 𑌵𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌂 𑌸 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍋 𑌮𑌤𑌃 ॥ 32 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That yogi is regarded as the highest, O Arjuna, who sees the happiness and suffering of all beings as equal to his own, using himself as the measure in every situation.
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌸𑍂𑌦𑌨 ।
𑌏𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌨 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌚𑌂𑌚𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 33 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arjuna said: O Krishna, this yoga of equanimity that you have described, I do not see how it can remain steady, because the mind is so restless.
𑌚𑌂𑌚𑌲𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌥𑌿 𑌬𑌲𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍃𑌢𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍋𑌰𑌿𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 34 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Krishna, the mind is truly restless, turbulent, forceful, and stubborn. I believe that controlling it is as difficult as trying to restrain the wind.
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌅𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌂 𑌚𑌲𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍇𑌨 𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌣 𑌚 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 35 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is no doubt that the mind is hard to control and constantly moving. Yet, O son of Kunti, it can be brought under control through steady practice and by cultivating detachment.
𑌅𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍇 𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌃 ।
𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾 𑌤𑍁 𑌯𑌤𑌤𑌾 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌃 ॥ 36 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In my view, yoga is very hard to achieve for someone whose mind is not disciplined. But for a person who puts in effort and has mastered their mind, it is possible to attain yoga by following the right methods.
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌅𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑍋𑌪𑍇𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌃 ।
𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ॥ 3 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arjuna said: O Krishna, what becomes of someone who has faith but lacks perseverance, whose mind strays from Yoga and fails to reach perfection in it? What path does such a person take?
𑌕𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌭𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌶𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌵 𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍋 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍂𑌢𑍋 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌃 𑌪𑌥𑌿 ॥ 3 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O mighty-armed Krishna, does the person who has fallen away from both paths, lacking any support and confused on the way to spiritual realization, not perish like a cloud torn apart and scattered?
𑌏𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌛𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌛𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌨 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 3 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Krishna, please remove this doubt of mine completely, for there is truly no one but you who can resolve it.
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌨𑍈𑌵𑍇𑌹 𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌨 𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌤𑌾𑌤 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ॥ 40 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: O Arjuna, there is absolutely no loss for such a person, neither in this world nor in the next. No one who sincerely strives for good ever meets with a tragic end, my dear friend.
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌶𑍁𑌚𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 41 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
After enjoying the realms earned by good deeds for a long time, the person who strayed from yoga is reborn into a family that is both pure and prosperous.
𑌅𑌥𑌵𑌾 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌧𑍀𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 𑌯𑌦𑍀𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌮𑍍 ॥ 42 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Or, such a person may be born into the family of wise yogis. Truly, a birth like this is extremely rare to attain in this world.
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌤𑌂 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌂 𑌲𑌭𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍌𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿𑌕𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌯𑌤𑌤𑍇 𑌚 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍌 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌨 ॥ 43 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
There, he regains the wisdom and understanding acquired in his previous life, and with renewed effort, he strives even more than before to achieve spiritual perfection, O Arjuna.
𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍇𑌨 𑌤𑍇𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑌃 ।
𑌜𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌪𑌿 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑌬𑍍𑌦𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍇 ॥ 44 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
By the strength of his previous practice, he is drawn forward even against his own will. Even someone who simply wishes to understand Yoga rises above the results of ritualistic Vedic actions.
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌕𑌿𑌲𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌷𑌃 ।
𑌅𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥ 45 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
However, the yogi who continues to strive with dedication, becoming purified from faults and gradually perfected over many lifetimes, ultimately reaches the highest state.
𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌧𑌿𑌕𑍋 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌃 ।
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌕𑍋 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ॥ 46 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The yogi is regarded as greater than those who practice austerity, greater even than those who possess knowledge, and greater than those who perform actions. Therefore, Arjuna, strive to become a yogi.
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌤𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾 ।
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌭𑌜𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌸 𑌮𑍇 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌮𑍋 𑌮𑌤𑌃 ॥ 4 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Of all yogis, the one who, with unwavering faith and a mind deeply absorbed in Me, worships and serves Me with his innermost self, is regarded by Me as the most accomplished yogi.
𑌓𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍂𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌷𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃 ॥6 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Thus ends the sixth chapter, called the Yoga of Self-Control, from the revered Bhagavad Gita, which is both an Upanishad and a scripture on yoga, presented as a dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, and a teaching on the knowledge of the Absolute.
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