योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः ।एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः ॥
yogī yuñjīta satatam ātmānaṃ rahasi sthitaḥ |ekākī yatacittātmā nirāśīr aparigrahaḥ ||
- योगी · yogī
- yogi
- युञ्जीत · yuñjīta
- should train, yoke
- सततम् · satatam
- constantly
- रहसि · rahasi
- in solitude
- एकाकी · ekākī
- alone
- यतचित्तात्मा · yatacittātmā
- with mind and self controlled
- निराशीः · nirāśīḥ
- free from craving
- अपरिग्रहः · aparigrahaḥ
- without possessions
“The yogi should constantly train the self, staying in solitude, alone, with mind and self controlled, free from craving and possessions.”
— Original plain-language translation
Practice conditions are set before technique: regularity, seclusion, and simplicity. Hope here means grasping expectation, and parigraha means hoarding. Outer lightness supports inner focus.
— Reader's notes (original)