Bhagavad Gita BG 6.14
Chapter 6, Verse 14 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर् ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः । मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः ॥
prashantAtma vigata-bhir brahmacarivrate sthitah manah samyamya mac-citto yukta asita mat-parah
Meaning
With serene mind, fearless, established in the vow of brahmacarya — controlling the mind, with thought fixed on Me — let one sit united, with Me as the supreme goal.
Understanding
The inner qualities for meditation: prashantAtma (serene mind — not forced stillness but genuine calm), vigata-bhih (fearless — fear agitates the mind; freedom from fear is prerequisite), brahmacarivrate sthitah (established in the vow of brahmacarya — energy conserved and directed inward). Manah samyamya (with mind controlled). And the final dual directive: mac-citto (thought fixed on Me — Krishna/the Supreme) and mat-parah (with Me as the supreme goal). Meditation has a direction — the Supreme — not just blank emptiness.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| प्रशान्तात्मा | prashantAtma | with serene, truly peaceful mind |
| विगतभीः | vigata-bhih | fearless, with fear gone |
| ब्रह्मचारिव्रते | brahmacarivrate | in the vow of brahmacarya (energy conservation/celibacy) |
| मच्चित्तः | mac-cittah | with mind fixed on Me |
| मत्परः | mat-parah | with Me as the supreme goal |
| स्थितः | sthitaḥ | established / abiding (in brahmacarya vow) |
| मनः | manaḥ | the mind |
| संयम्य | saṃyamya | controlling / restraining |
| युक्तः | yuktaḥ | disciplined / absorbed |
| आसीत | āsīta | should sit / should remain seated |