योग yōg

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919	On this site
c	ch
ś	śh
ṣ	ṣh
r̥	r̥i

A few reading pointers:

ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Documented definition

Usual or cultural meaning

Union, association, connection or relationship; depending on context, combination or addition. In Indian traditions, yoga also denotes disciplines of concentration, meditation and spiritual practice, whose forms and aims vary.

BK meaning

In the murlis, a connection or orientation of attention, especially the soul’s conscious relationship with the incorporeal Father through remembrance. This practice is presented as a means of purifying the soul and transforming conduct, and is meant to permeate life beyond particular sessions. Some passages also use योग for ordinary connections, while others reserve the term for remembrance of God.

Murli examples

A connection of attention or remembrance

यूँ तो किसको भी याद करो तो वह भी योग हुआ .

Published translation
In fact, when you remember anyone, that is yoga.

Murli · daily · 2022-04-21 · hi54

Relationship with the incorporeal Father

लेकिन अभी हम निराकार के साथ योग लगाते हैं .

Published translation
However, we are now having yoga with the incorporeal One.

Murli · daily · 2024-01-15 · hi5

Yoga explained through remembrance of the Father

तुमको ईश्वर ने योग सिखाया है कि मुझ बाप को याद करो .

Published translation
God has taught you yoga: Remember Me, your Father!

Murli · daily · 2022-04-21 · hi47

Spiritual function: purification

पवित्रता के सागर के साथ हम योग लगाने से पवित्र बनते हैं .

Published translation
By having yoga with the Ocean of Purity we become pure.

Murli · daily · 2023-12-13 · hi58

From sessions to a yogi life

योग लगाने वाले हैं लेकिन योगी जीवन वाले नहीं हैं .

Published translation
They are those who try to have yoga, but they do not have a yogi life.

Murli · daily · 2022-10-23 · hi31

Usual translation

yoga

Proposed translations

yoga
connection
connection through remembrance
spiritual connection

Origin of the definition

योग yog [S.], m. 1. connection, union. 2. combination; conjuncture (as of heavenly bodies); agreement, similarity. 3. application, use. 4. means; occasion, opportunity. 5. yoga, a theory or practice of abstract meditation undertaken to bring the soul towards or into union with the supreme spirit; bodily exercises or disciplines, as conducive to the above. 6. sum, total. 7. contribution. — योग-क्षेम, m. acquisition and keeping (of property): prosperity, well-being; property, assets; profit. योग-दान, m. esp. fig. contribution (to, में). योग-निद्रा, f. the sleep of a deity, or of a devotee; enchanted sleep (specif. mythol., of the palace guards at the birth of Kr̥ṣṇa); light sleep. योग-फल, m. = ~, 6. योग-बल, m. the power of yoga; magical or supernatural power. योग-माया, f. the creative power of the supreme spirit personified (as in the daughter born to Yaśodā at the time of Kr̥ṣṇa's birth); the magical power said to be possessed by yogīs. योग-शक्ति, f. supernatural power (as that of a yogī). योग-सिद्ध, m. & adj. one who has successfully attained the goal of yoga; perfected by yoga. योगात्मक [˚ga + ā˚], adj. combinatory: ling. agglutinative. योगारूढ़ [˚ga + ā˚], adj. & m. absorbed in abstract meditation; a yogī. योगासन [˚ga + ā˚], m. a posture furthering meditation, yogic posture. योगेश्वर [˚ga + ī˚], m. a great yogī, or sage; master magician; a deity, esp. Śiva.