In plain words
The yogin should constantly collect the mind, dwelling in solitude, alone, with mind and body controlled, free from expectation and from possessions.
Word for word
The yogin should constantly collect the mind, staying in a secluded place, alone, with mind and body restrained, free from longing, without possessions.
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितःएकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः
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▸Bhagavadgītābhāṣyam
अत एवमुत्तमफलप्राप्तये —
योगी ध्यायी युञ्जीत समादध्यात् सततं सर्वदा आत्मानम् अन्तःकरणं रहसि एकान्ते गिरिगुहादौ स्थितः सन् एकाकी असहायः । ‘रहसि स्थितः एकाकी च’ इति विशेषणात् संन्यासं कृत्वा इत्यर्थः । यतचित्तात्मा चित्तम् अन्तःकरणम् आत्मा देहश्च संयतौ यस्य सः यतचित्तात्मा, निराशीः वीततृष्णः अपरिग्रहः परिग्रहरहितश्चेत्यर्थः । संन्यासित्वेऽपि त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः सन् युञ्जीत इत्यर्थः ॥ १० ॥
In plain words
So then — for reaching the highest fruit, in just this way —
The yogī, the one who meditates, should keep practicing constantly, gathering himself inward, staying alone, without any companion, off in some solitary place—a mountain cave, say. That phrase ‘staying alone in seclusion’ really means he has taken up renunciation. ‘Restrained in mind and body’ means both his inner mind and his very body are held in check. ‘Free from hope’ means free from craving; ‘without possessions’ means he has let go of owning anything at all. Even as a renunciate, having given up every possession, this is how he should practice.
Close to the Sanskrit
Therefore, thus, for the attainment of the highest fruit —
The yogī, the meditator, should constantly, always, practice—that is, compose himself—staying alone, without a companion, in seclusion, in a solitary place such as a mountain cave. From this qualifying phrase, ‘staying in seclusion and alone,’ it is meant that he has undertaken renunciation—that is the meaning. ‘Restrained in mind and body’ means one whose mind—the inner organ—and whose body are both restrained; he is ‘restrained in mind and body’; ‘free from hope,’ i.e. free from craving, ‘without possessions,’ i.e. devoid of possessions—that is the meaning. Even in the state of renunciation, having abandoned every possession, he should practice—that is the meaning.
▸Gītā Vāhini
గీత 6వ అధ్యాయమున 10వ శ్లోకమున “పరిగ్రహము మహాపాప”మని తెలిపినది. నిజముగా గీతను ప్రమాణముగా విశ్వసించినవారు దానిని ఆచరించవలెను కదా? లేదు. ఈనాడు గీతా ప్రచారకులలో నూటికి తొంబైతొమ్మిది మంది పరిగ్రహించుచున్నారు. పరిగ్రహము ఏ రూపమున కానీ అంగీకరించరాదు; పరిగ్రహమునకు హద్దులేదు. గీతాయజ్ఞమనీ, హారతిదక్షిణ అని, ప్రచార సంఘము యొక్క ఖర్చులనీ, గురు కానుకలనీ, ఎన్నో పేర్లు! ఇది కృష్ణుడు చెప్పలేదే! టిక్కెట్లు తీసుకొని డ్రామా, సినీమాలకు వెళ్ళినట్లు, నేడు గీతా ఉపన్యాసములు ఇచ్చి, ‘దక్షిణ’ అను పేరుతో ఉపన్యాసములు అమ్ముచున్నారు.
In plain words
In the 6th chapter, the 10th śloka, the Gītā declared that “parigraha is a great sin.” Those who truly hold the Gītā as their authority must surely practise that, must they not? No. Today ninety-nine out of every hundred Gītā preachers practise parigraha. Parigraha must not be accepted in any form at all; there is no limit to parigraha. 'Gītā-yajña', 'ārati-dakṣiṇā', 'expenses of the preaching society', 'gifts to the guru': so many names! Kṛṣṇa never said this! Just as people buy tickets and go to plays and cinemas, today they give Gītā lectures and sell them under the name of 'dakṣiṇā'.