Bhagavad Gita 2.55
Chapter 2, verse 55 · śrībhagavān uvāca
Meaning
Krishna answers: Pārtha, when someone lets go of every craving that rises in the mind and is content within, needing nothing outside to feel whole, they are called one whose wisdom stands firm.
The Sanskrit
प्रजहाति यदा कामान्सर्वान्पार्थ मनोगतान् ।
आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते ॥ ५५ ॥
prajahāti yadā kāmān sarvān pārtha manogatān
ātmany evātmanā tuṣṭaḥ sthitaprajñas tadocyate
Say it
pruh-juh-haa-ti yuh-daa kaa-maan sur-vaan paar-thuh muh-no-guh-taan
aat-mun-yay-vaat-muh-naa toosh-tuh-hu sthi-tuh-pruj-nyus-tuh-do-chyuh-tay
Word by word
- śrībhagavān uvāca
- the Blessed Lord said
- prajahāti
- lets go of completely
- kāmān sarvān manogatān
- all the cravings that arise in the mind
- pārtha
- son of Pṛthā (Arjuna)
- ātmani eva ātmanā tuṣṭaḥ
- content in the self, by the self alone
- sthita-prajñaḥ tadā ucyate
- then they are called one of steady wisdom
Read it in context: verses 2.53–56What does a steady mind look like?With the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: Steady is not the same as numb
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 2.55 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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