यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम् । ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत् ॥ ६-२६॥ yato yato niścarati manaścañcalamasthiram tatastato niyamyaitadātmanyeva vaśaṃ nayet From whatever cause the restless and the unsteady mind wanders away, from that let him restrain it, and bring it back under the control of the Self alone. yatasyataḥ = wherever; niścalati = becomes verily agitated; manaḥ = the mind; cañcalaṃ = flickering; asthiraṃ = unsteady; tatastataḥ = from there; niyamya = regulating; etat = this; ātmani = in the self; eva = certainly; vaśaṃ = control; nayet = must bring under.;