यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता । योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः ॥ ६-१९॥
yathā dīpo nivātastho neṅgate sopamā smṛtā yogino yatacittasya yuñjato yogamātmanaḥ
As a lamp placed in a windless place does not flicker — is a simile used to describe the YOGI of controlled-mind practising YOGA of the Self (or absorbed in th e YOGA -of-the-Self) .
yathā = as; dīpaḥ = a lamp; nivātasthaḥ = in a place without wind; na = does not; iṅgate = waver; sā = this; upamā = comparison; smṛtā = is considered; yoginaḥ = of the yogi; yatacittasya = whose mind is controlled; yuñjataḥ = constantly engaged; yogaṃ = in meditation; ātmanaḥ = on transcendence.;