Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6
Atma Samyama Yoga / Dhyana Yoga — ఆత్మ సంయమ యోగం / ధ్యాన యోగం
47 verses · The Path of Meditation
Krishna gives detailed instructions on meditation — the proper seat (asana), control of senses, posture, breathing, and concentration on the Self. The yogi who fails in this life continues in the next. The greatest yogi is the bhakta who worships with single-minded devotion.
Key Verse
समदर्शिनः — He who sees with equanimity (verse 9: friend and foe, sinner and saint as one).
Sama-darśinaḥ
సమ దృష్టి కలవాడు
Spiritual Lesson
Meditation is the bridge between action and knowledge. Krishna's description (verses 11-15) is the foundational text on Hindu meditation technique.
Where Chapter 6 sits in the Bhagavad Gita
Atma Samyama Yoga / Dhyana Yoga is the 6th of the Bhagavad Gita's eighteen chapters and runs to 47 verses. The longest of the eighteen is Chapter 18 at 78 verses and the shortest are Chapter 12 and Chapter 15 at 20 verses, so this one sits toward the longer end of that range. Its name is written ఆత్మ సంయమ యోగం / ధ్యాన యోగం in Telugu, and in English it is given as the Path of Meditation.
It follows Chapter 5, Karma Sannyasa Yoga, the Path of Renunciation, and runs on into Chapter 7, Jnana Vijnana Yoga, the Path of Knowledge and Realization. The eighteen chapters are one continuous conversation rather than eighteen separate readings, so a chapter read on its own carries the argument of the one before it. All eighteen chapters are listed here.
Questions about Chapter 6
How many verses are in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6?
Chapter 6, Atma Samyama Yoga / Dhyana Yoga, has 47 verses. Chapter lengths across the Gita are uneven, and this page publishes the count for this chapter alone rather than a running total, because editions differ over how one chapter is numbered.
What does Atma Samyama Yoga / Dhyana Yoga mean?
In English it is given as the Path of Meditation. The name is written ఆత్మ సంయమ యోగం / ధ్యాన యోగం in Telugu. Chapter names in the Gita describe what the chapter is about rather than acting as titles a reader has to decode.
Which chapter comes before and after Chapter 6?
Before: Chapter 5, Karma Sannyasa Yoga — The Path of Renunciation. After: Chapter 7, Jnana Vijnana Yoga — The Path of Knowledge and Realization. The Gita is a single conversation, so the chapters are numbered in the order they are spoken and are meant to be read that way.