Chapter 18 • Verse 52

Moksha Sanyasa Yoga

The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation

Sanskrit Verse

vivikta-sevi laghv-asi yata-vak-kaya-manasah dhyana-yoga-paro nityam vairagyam samupasritah

Translation & Meaning

Living in solitude, eating lightly, controlling speech, body, and mind, always engaged in the yoga of meditation, taking refuge in dispassion — these further qualities prepare the seeker for the realization of Brahman.

Key Teachings

  • Solitude, light diet, and sensory restraint support deep meditation
  • Consistent practice of dhyana yoga is central to Brahman-realization
  • Vairagya — dispassion — is the essential internal refuge on the path to liberation

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