Original Sanskrit

विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः । ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः ॥ १८-५२॥

Transliteration

viviktasevī laghvāśī yatavākkāyamānasaḥ dhyānayogaparo nityaṃ vairāgyaṃ samupāśritaḥ 18-52

English Translation

Dwelling in solitude; eating but little; speech, body and mind subdued; always engaged in meditation and concentration; taking refuge in dispassion;

Word-by-Word Meaning

viviktasevī = living in a secluded place; laghvāśī = eating a small quantity; yata = having controlled; vāk = speech; kāya = body; mānasaḥ = and mind; dhyānayogaparaḥ = absorbed in trance; nityaṃ = twenty-four hours a day; vairāgyaṃ = detachment; samupāśritaḥ = having taken shelter of;

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Summary

The Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation

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