बंधुः आत्मा आत्मनः तस्य यॆन आत्म एव आत्मना जितः ।
अनात्मनः तु शत्रुत्वॆ वर्तॆत आत्म एव शत्रुवत् ॥ ६.६ ॥
ಬಂಧುಃ ಆತ್ಮಾ ಆತ್ಮನಃ ತಸ್ಯ ಯೇನ ಆತ್ಮ ಏವ ಆತ್ಮನಾ ಜಿತಃ |
ಅನಾತ್ಮನಃ ತು ಶತ್ರುತ್ವೇ ವರ್ತೇತ ಆತ್ಮ ಏವ ಶತ್ರುವತ್ || ೬.೬ ||
baMdhuH AtmA AtmanaH tasya yEna Atma eva AtmanA jitaH |
anAtmanaH tu shatrutvE vartEta Atma eva shatruvat || 6.6 ||
The mind is truly the friend of that soul by whom the mind is conquered; but in the case of him who has not subdued the mind, the same mind is like any other enemy on the side of the enemy.
The significance is, the yoga of meditation is to be practised after completely subduing the mind.