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Bhagavad Gita 6.19 — Yatha Dipo Nivata-stho — Complete Lyrics

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ६.१९ — यथा दीपो निवातस्थो

Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation

यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता। योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः॥
yathā dīpo nivāta-stho neṅgate sopamā smṛitā yogino yata-chittasya yuñjato yogam ātmanaḥ
As a lamp placed in a windless spot does not flicker — this is the simile given for the disciplined mind of a yogi who is steadily absorbed in the meditation of the Self.

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