SB 11.23.45
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 45
- dānaṁ sva-dharmo niyamo yamaś ca
- śrutaṁ ca karmāṇi ca sad-vratāni
- sarve mano-nigraha-lakṣaṇāntāḥ
- paro hi yogo manasaḥ samādhiḥ
SYNONYMS
dānam—giving of charity; sva-dharmaḥ—carrying out one's prescribed duties; niyamaḥ—the regulations of day-to-day life; yamaḥ—the major regulations of spiritual practice; ca—and; śrutam—listening to scripture; ca—and; karmāṇi—pious work; ca—and; sat—pure; vratāni—vows; sarve—all; manaḥ-nigrahaḥ—the subduing of the mind; lakṣaṇa—consisting of; antāḥ—their aim; paraḥ—supreme; hi—indeed; yogaḥ—transcendental knowledge; manasaḥ—of the mind; samādhiḥ—meditation on the Supreme in trance.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Charity, prescribed duties, observance of major and minor regulative principles, hearing from scripture, pious works and purifying vows all have as their final aim the subduing of the mind. Indeed, concentration of the mind on the Supreme is the highest yoga.