tasmāt - therefore; sarva-ātmanā - in all respects; tāta - My dear Uddhava; nigṛhāṇa - bring under control; manaḥ - the mind; dhiyā - with intelligence; mayi - in Me; āveśitayā - which is absorbed; yuktaḥ - linked up; etāvān - thus; yoga-saṅgrahaḥ - the essence of spiritual practice.

My dear Uddhava, fixing your intelligence on Me, you should thus completely control the mind. This is the essence of the science of yoga.