Bhagavad Gita — BG6.5
Chapter 6: Dhyān Yog · Verse 5 of 47
संस्कृत श्लोक · Sanskrit Shloka
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् |
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ||६-५||
Transliteration
uddharedātmanātmānaṃ nātmānamavasādayet . ātmaiva hyātmano bandhurātmaiva ripurātmanaḥ ||6-5||
हिन्दी अनुवाद · Hindi Translation
मनुष्य को अपने द्वारा अपना उद्धार करना चाहिये और अपना अध: पतन नहीं करना चाहिये; क्योंकि आत्मा ही आत्मा का मित्र है और आत्मा (मनुष्य स्वयं) ही आत्मा का (अपना) शत्रु है।।
English Translation
One should save oneself by oneself; one should not lower oneself. For oneself is verily one's onw friend; oneself is verily one's own enemy.
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Dhyān Yog — Path of Meditation
About Chapter 6: Dhyana Yoga
The sixth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is Dhyana Yoga. In this chapter, Krishna reveals the Yoga of Meditation and how to practise this Yoga. He discusses the role of action in preparing for Meditation, how performing duties in devotion purifies one's mind and heightens one's spiritual consciousness…
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Bhagavad Gita BG6.5 is verse 5 of Chapter 6 — Dhyana Yoga (Dhyān Yog). This chapter is called Path of Meditation. The English translation is: “One should save oneself by oneself; one should not lower oneself. For oneself is verily one's onw friend; oneself is verily one's own enemy.”.