Shloka 25
अक्षरब्रह्मयोगः | Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman
शनै: शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्धया धृतिगृहीतया । आत्मसंस्थं मनःकृत्वा न किंचिदपि चिन्तयेत्
śanaiḥ śanair uparamed buddhyā dhṛti-gṛhītayā | ātma-saṁsthaṁ manaḥ kṛtvā na kiñcid api cintayet ||
فليتراجع المرءُ شيئًا فشيئًا، بعقلٍ قد ثُبّت بالعزم. فإذا أقام الذهن في الذات، فلا يفكّر في شيءٍ البتة—سوى ذلك.
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Progress in meditation is gradual: with an intellect fortified by steadfast resolve, one repeatedly brings the mind to rest in the Self and refrains from entertaining other thoughts. The emphasis is on patient practice, inner firmness (dhṛti), and exclusive recollection of the Self rather than forceful suppression.
In the Bhīṣma Parva setting of the Mahābhārata, the teaching on yoga is being articulated in response to Arjuna’s concerns about mental restlessness and right conduct amid crisis. This verse describes the practical method: step-by-step withdrawal from distractions and steady placement of the mind in the Self.