Chapter XVIII · Śloka 52
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः |
ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः ||
ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः ||
vivikta-sevī laghv-āśī yata-vāk-kāya-mānasaḥ |
dhyāna-yoga-paro nityaṃ vairāgyaṃ samupāśritaḥ ||
dhyāna-yoga-paro nityaṃ vairāgyaṃ samupāśritaḥ ||
Frequenting solitude, eating lightly, having controlled speech, body, and mind, always devoted to the yoga of meditation, taking refuge in dispassion —
The outer conditions support the inner work: solitude minimizes distraction, light eating keeps the body from heaviness, restraint of speech and body concentrates vital energy, and meditation sustained by vairāgya creates the steady space in which Brahman can be recognized.