Yogatattva Upanishad — Verse 72

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एवं ज्ञानेन्द्रियाणां तु तत्तत्सौख्यं सुसाधयेत् । याममात्रं प्रतिदिनं योगी यत्नादतन्द्रितः ॥७२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

एवम् ज्ञानेन्द्रियाणाम् तु तत् तत् सौख्यम् सु-साधयेत् । याम-मात्रम् प्रति-दिनम् योगी यत्नात् अ-तन्द्रितः ॥

IAST Transliteration

evaṃ jñānendriyāṇāṃ tu tat tat saukhyaṃ su-sādhayet | yāmamātraṃ pratidinaṃ yogī yatnād atandritaḥ ||72||

Translation

یوں علم کے حواس کے باب میں، اُن اُن لذّتوں کو ٹھیک طور پر اس طرح سادھے کہ وہی (آتما) ہیں۔ یوگی ہر روز ایک یامہ کی مدت تک، کوشش کے ساتھ اور بے سستی، (یہ سادھنا) کرے۔

Academic Translation

Thus, with regard to the organs of knowledge, one should properly accomplish (cultivate) that-and-that happiness (as the Self). Every day, for the duration of a yāma, the yogin—striving and unwearied—(should practice).

Verse Context

• Abhyāsa (disciplined practice) toward Mokṣa
• Mahavakya: Practical nididhyāsana-support: sustained contemplation that stabilizes the insight implied by mahāvākyas (especially ‘aham brahmāsmi’ / ‘tat tvam asi’) into lived recognition.
• Krishna Yajurveda
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-like)