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श्री भगवानुवाच
योगस्य लक्षणं वक्ष्ये सबीजस्य नृपात्मजे ।
मनो येनैव विधिना प्रसन्नं याति सत्पथम् ॥ १ ॥

sri bhagavan uvaca

yogasya laksanam vaksye

sabijasya nrpatmaje

mano yenaiva vidhina

prasannam yati sat-patham

sri bhagavan uvaca-the Personality of Godhead said; yogasya-of the yoga system; laksanam-description; vaksye-I shall explain; sa-bijasya-authorized; nrpa-atma-je-O daughter of the King; manah-the mind; yena-by which; eva-certainly; vidhina-by practice; prasannam-joyful; yati-attains; sat-patham-the path of the Absolute Truth.