यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता ।
योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः ॥ १९ ॥
योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः ॥ १९ ॥
yathā dīpo nivātastho neṅgate sopamā smṛtā .
yogino yatacittasya yuñjato yogamātmanaḥ .. 19 ..
“As a lamp in a sheltered spot does not flicker,”—this has been thought as the simile of a Yogin of subdued thought, practising Yoga in the Self.
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This simile has been thought out by those versed in Yoga, by those who know the ways of the thinking principle.
Having thus, by virtue of the practice of Yoga, become one-pointed (fit for concentration), like a lamp sheltered from the wind,