Bhagavadgeeta - Adhyaya 6

Chapter #: 6
Chapter Name: Dhyana Yoga / Atma Samyama Yoga ( ಧ್ಯಾನಯೋಗಃ / ಆತ್ಮಸಂಯಮಯೋಗಃ)
Total verses (slokas) in this chapter: 47
Adhyaya - 6, Dhyana Yoga Chapter of Gita (here after referred as BG) - The core idea in this chapter is - "To Give up Selfish nature". Dhyana can get weak in mind when we have kalmasha (impurity) in mind. Hence Krishna asks to give up on selfish vow and be determined in mind to do so.

BG:
Krishna says: Man has the ability, power and all freedom to either raise himself to higher levels or degrade himself to stoop lower. His mind can be his friend in his journey of life or his hard core enemy. His karma alone is the cause for his betterment or his degrading nature. Every mans Atmodhara is in his very own hands.

ಉದ್ಧರೇದಾತ್ಮನಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ನಾತ್ಮಾನಮವಸಾದಯೇತ್ ।
ಆತ್ಮೈವ ಹ್ಯಾತ್ಮನೋ ಬನ್ಧುರಾತ್ಮೈವ ರಿಪುರಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ 6-5॥

MK:
ಆವ ಜನ್ಮದ ಋಣವೊ, ಆವ ಕರ್ಮದ ಕಣವೊ ।
ಮಾವಾಗಿ ಬೇವಾಗಿ ಸಂಸಾರ ವನದಿ।।
ಜೀವಕೀಂಟಿಪುವು ಮಾದಕದ ರಸಪಾನಗಳ ।
ಭಾವಜ್ವರಂಗಳವು – ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ।। 335 ||

aava janmada runavo aava karmada kanavo
maavagi bEVagi samsaara vanadi
Jeeva keentipavu maadakada rasa paanagaLa
bhaava jvarangaLavu - Mankutimma

"Our current birth is indebted to our previous birth and its actions, hence he would either enjoy the sweet fruits (be happy) or the bitter nectar (undergo sufferings) per them. These determine his state of mind. He can overcome such emotional fevers only through his contact with this very own world - Mankutimma"

ತನ್ನ ಶಿಲುಬೆಯ ತಾನೇ ಹೊತ್ತನಲ ಗುರು ಯೇಸು?।।
ನಿನ್ನ ಕರ್ಮದ ಹೊರೆಯ ಬಿಡದೆ ನೀನೆ ಹೊರು ।।
ಖಿನ್ನನಾಗದೆ ತುಟಿಯ ಬಿಗಿದು ಶವಭಾರವನು ।
ಬೆನ್ನಿನಲಿ ಹೊತ್ತು ನಡೆ – ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ।। 718 ||

tanna shilubheya tAne hottanala guru yEsu?
ninna karmada horeya biDade neene horu ॥
khinnanAgade tuTiya bigidu shavabhAravanu ।
benninali hottu naDe – Mankutimma ॥

"Take Jesus as your example to know how to carry ones own sufferings and hard burden of his actions all by himself without grumbling , screaming or making a bigg fuss. One should learn to bear hardships with tight lips (without complaining) and without crumbling down and walk ahead - Mankutimma"

ದಂಡನಿರ್ಣಯದಿ ನೀಂ ಕ್ಷಮಿಸೆನಲ್ ನ್ಯಾಯಪತಿ ।
ಹಿಂದಿನಾ ನಿನ್ನೊಳ್ತನವನ್ ಅಂದಿನಳಲನ್ ।।
ತಂದೆಬಗೆಯಿಂ ಬಗೆದು ಶಾಸನೋಗ್ರವನಿನಿತು ।
ಕುಂದಿಸಲಿಕ್ಕಾಗದೇಂ?-ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ || 507 ||

Danda nirnayadi neenu kshamisu yenalu nyayapati
hindinaa ninna olleya tanavanu andinaLalan
Tande bageim bagedu shaasana ugrava ninitu
kundisalikkagadem - Mankutimma

"Just like a judge who would review your past good actions to tone down the punishment when you plead for pardon, Can the God not reduce the harshness of your punishment like a father correcting his son ? - Mankutimma"

BG:
Arjuna then asks - He agrees that one should work for Atmodhara of his own self but what should he do if he is unable to get focus or concentration to achieve that?

Arjuna Says: The mind is very restless, turbulent, strong and obstinate, O Krishna. It appears to me that it is more difficult to control than the wind.
ಚಂಚಲಂ ಹಿ ಮನಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಪ್ರಮಾಥಿ ಬಲವದ್ ದೃಢಮ್ ।
ತಸ್ಯಾಹಂ ನಿಗ್ರಹಂ ಮನ್ಯೇ ವಾಯೋರಿವ ಸುದುಷ್ಕರಮ್ ॥ 6-34॥

Krishna Replies: By continuous practice, strong determination and detachment one can control his mind
ಅಸಂಶಯಂ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಮನೋ ದುರ್ನಿಗ್ರಹಂ ಚಲಮ್ ।

ಅಭ್ಯಾಸೇನ ತು ಕೌನ್ತೇಯ ವೈರಾಗ್ಯೇಣ ಚ ಗೃಹ್ಯತೇ ॥ 6-35॥

MK:
In this below verse of 568, DVG presents the problem but in the next verse of 375 he presents the solution to the problem in such clarity to simplify the BG. DVG says one should sweet talk to mind to tell it hope stories, please it with little sweet presents to keep it happy so as to make it listen to you in end to forget its bigger asks. Saying NO to it everytime in an effort to control it will never work.

ಮನದ ಭಾವಿತಕೊಪ್ಪುವುಪಕರಣ ನಮಗಿಲ್ಲ।
ಎಣಿಕೆಗಳ ಪೂರಿಯಿಪ ಸಾಧನಗಳಿಲ್ಲ॥
ಜನುಮಜನುಗಳಿಂತು ಪೇಚಾಟ ತಿಣುಕಾಟ ।
ಮುನಿವುದಾರಲಿ, ಪೇಳು? – ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ।। 568 ||

manada bhaavitakoppuv upakaraNa namagilla
eNikegaLa pUrayipa saadhanagaLilla
janumajanumagaLintu pEcaaTa, tiNakaaTa
munivudaarali, pELu? - mankutimma ||

"We neither have the tools to control one's mind fancies per his wish / thoughts nor the facilities to fulfill what it fancies or expects. Such is the plight in every birth making ones life stressful and struggling to meet the needs. In whom should one be enraged for this - Mankutimma"

ಮನವನಾಳ್ವುದು ಹಟದ ಮಗುವನಾಳುವ ನಯದೆ।
ಇನಿತಿನಿತು ಸವಿಯುಣಿಸುಸವಿಕಥೆಗಳಿಂದೆ ॥
ಅನುಕೂಲಿಸದು ಬರಿಯ ಕೂಗು ಬಡಿತಗಳಿನದು।
ಇನಿತಿತ್ತು ಮರಸಿನಿತು – ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ।। 375 ||

manava naaLvudu haTada maguva naaLuva nayade
initanitu saviyuNisu savikathegaLinde
anukUlisadu bariya kUgu baDitagaLinadu
initittu marasinita - mankutimma

"Like how one cajoles a stubborn cranky child through sweet candies, short stories and deviates the kid to forget his initial want, so does one need to tame his mind by yielding to it a little to please and staying firm on others to make it forget eventually. Just like hitting or punishing the child wont fetch good results, being stubborn with one's own mind to control it would never work - Mankutimma"

Sundara Dasa (to Ajmair Nawab when nawab comes to him to seek peace) quotes: There are 3 qualities for mind:
1) ಮಲಿನತೆ - Malinathe (dirt) : Often happens when we think of others (at times knowingly by judging them or ill talking about them, and at times unknowingly where we form impressions about them). To get rid of this, one should always think good (Shuddha Vichara). Keep that as his daily practice and the dirt will disappear slowly.
2) ಚಂಚಲತೆ - Chanchalathe (Fickle / Volatile / restless) - Can never see clearly. To get rid of this perform Dhyana
3) ಚೈತನ್ಯದ ನಿರಾಕರಣೆ - Chaitanyada Nirakarane. - After first 2, make mind turn inwards and perform tatva chintane.

BG:
This chapter has details on "How to do Dhyana" in about 15 verses from krishna where he deep dives into it by answering questions like "Which place to sit", "How to sit", "How to breathe" etc

in below verse, Krishna says, just Dhyana alone is of no good. One should also be conscious of what he eats and what he does, as it has direct influence on how he thinks and his mind. "Those who are temperate in eating and recreation, balanced in work, and regulated in sleep and when awake, can mitigate all sorrows by practicing Yog"

ಯುಕ್ತಾಹಾರವಿಹಾರಸ್ಯ ಯುಕ್ತಚೇಷ್ಟಸ್ಯ ಕರ್ಮಸು ।
ಯುಕ್ತಸ್ವಪ್ನಾವಬೋಧಸ್ಯ ಯೋಗೋ ಭವತಿ ದುಃಖಹಾ ॥ 6-17॥

MK:
ಈ ಜಗದ ಗಂಧ ಪರಿಪರಿ ಹಸಿವ ಕೆಣಕುತಿರೆ ।
ಭೋಜನವ ನೀಡೆನೆನೆ ಮನ ಸುಮ್ಮನಿಹುದೆ ?॥
ಸಾಜಗಳ ಕೊಲ್ಲೆನುವ ಹಠಯೋಗಕಿಂತ ಸರಿ ।
ರಾಜಯೋಗದುಪಾಯ – ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ।। 374 ||

ee jaga gaMdha paripari hasiva keNakutire
bhOjanava neeDu ene mana summane ihude
saajagaLa kollu enuva haTha yOgakinta sari
raaja yogada upaaya - Mankutimma

"When the world has all temptations of beauty, taste, aroma which can be felt through senses of man, it creates hunger / desires in him - in both his body and mind. will the mind then stay quiet if its hunger needs are not met? To kill such natural response of senses, to make the senses not to function as per its desired quality - is the method of Hata Yoga (to control mind). Instances like "a dumb person is not equivalent to a quiet person", "A toothless person not equivalent to a dieting person", "A weak person is not equivalent to a saint" - do not qualify strength, but rather its deficiency. So does, making senses not perform as per its desired nature is not a strength but deficiency. to win over them is not to mean to kill them, but to let them experience all it is capable of and still have a grip on them to not drive them in wrong path is real strength - is real raja yoga, is real victory - Mankutimma"

ಕಲ್ಮಷದ ವಲ್ಮೀಕವೆಂದೊಡಲ ಜರೆಯದಿರು ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಪುರಿಯೆಂದದದನು ಋಷಿಗಳೊರೆದಿಹರು ॥
ಹಮ್ಮುಳ್ಳ ಹಯವ ಕಾಪಿಟ್ಟು ಕಡಿವಾಣ ತೊಡಿಸೆ ।
ನಮ್ಮ ಗುರಿಗೈದಿಪುವು – ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ।। 396 ||

kalmashada valmeeka endy oDala jareyadiru
Brahmapuri endu adannu rushigaLu orediharu
hammuLLA hayava kaapittu kadivaNa toDise
namma gurige idipuvu - Mankutimma

“Don’t berate the body as an ant hill (snake’s house) full of impurities (and poison). The ancient sages have proclaimed it as the abode of the Creator himself. If one can take care and keep the energetic horse under control, then he can go to places. We have five horses (senses) and they only can lead us to our goal” – Mankutimma

Below MK verse has essence of entire BG chapter:

ಕಾಯಮಾತ್ರದುದಲ್ಲವಾತ್ಮಮಾತ್ರದುದಲ್ಲ -।
ವಾಯೆರಡುಮೊಂದಾಗಲದು ಜೀವಲೀಲೆ ॥
ತಾಯಿವೊಲು ನಿನಗಾತ್ಮ, ಮಡದಿವೊಲು ಕಾಯವವ ।
ರಾಯವನು ಸರಿನೋಡು – ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ।। 399 ||

kaaya maatradudu alla aatma maatradudu alla
eradu ondu aagaladu jeeva leele
Taayivolu ninage aatma madadivolu kayavava
raayavanu sari nODu - Mankutimma

“It is not about body alone. Neither is it about the soul alone. Only when both are fused into one, does the joy of life materialize. The soul is like your mother and the body is like your wife. You must watch their balance carefully - only then you can have Dhyana” – Mankutimma

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