यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेंगते सोपमा स्मृता योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युंजतो योगमात्मनः
yathā dīpo nivātastho neṅgate sopamā smṛtā yogino yata-cittasya yuñjato yogam ātmanaḥ
Synonyms
yathā—as; dīpaḥ—a lamp; nivātasthaḥ—in a place without wind; na—does not; iṅgate—waver; sā upamā—compared to that; smṛtā—likened; yoginaḥ—of the yogī; yata-cittasya—whose mind is controlled; yuñjataḥ—constantly engaged in; yogam—meditation; ātmanaḥ—on Transcendence..
Translation
As a lamp in a windless place does not waver, so the transcendentalist, whose mind is controlled, remains always steady in his meditation on the transcendent Self.
Purport
A truly Kṛṣṇa conscious person, always absorbed in Transcendence, in constant undisturbed meditation on his worshipable Lord, is as steady as a lamp in a windless place.