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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 24

The Path of Meditation

सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः। मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः

saṅkalpa-prabhavān kāmāns tyaktvā sarvān aśheṣhataḥ manasaivendriya-grāmaṁ viniyamya samantataḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 6.24 mean?

Renouncing every desire that can be imagined, controlling the senses at every point through the power of the mind;

Word-by-word meaning

saṅkalpa—a resolve · prabhavān—born of · kāmān—desires · tyaktvā—having abandoned · sarvān—all · aśheṣhataḥ—completely · manasā—through the mind · eva—certainly · indriya-grāmam—the group of senses · viniyamya—restraining · samantataḥ—from all sides ·

detachmentpleasurerenunciationminddesirebodystrengthcontrol

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