Shloka 14
अक्षरब्रह्मयोगः | Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman
प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्रह्मचारित्रते स्थित: । मन: संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्पर:,ब्रह्मचारीके व्रतमें स्थितः), भयरहित*ँ तथा भलीभाँति शान्त अन्त:ःकरणवाला“ सावधान योगी मनको रोककर मुझमें चित्तवाला* और मेरे परायणः होकर स्थित होवे
praśāntātmā vigatabhīr brahmacārivrate sthitaḥ | manaḥ saṁyamya maccitto yukta āsīta matparaḥ ||
प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः । मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः ॥
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical discipline and mental restraint are prerequisites for yoga: be calm and fearless, live in brahmacarya-like self-restraint, control the mind, and keep consciousness fixed on Krishna as the highest goal.
In the Bhīṣma Parva’s Bhagavadgītā context, instruction is being given on the proper inner posture for meditation and yoga—how a practitioner should sit and abide: steady, self-controlled, and devoted to Krishna.