Bhagavad Gita 2.65
Chapter 2, verse 65
Meaning
Once that clear calm arrives, every sorrow falls away. And when the mind is clear like this, understanding quickly settles and holds steady.
The Sanskrit
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते ।
प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते ॥ ६५ ॥
prasāde sarvaduḥkhānāṃ hānir asyopajāyate
prasannacetaso hy āśu buddhiḥ paryavatiṣṭhate
Say it
pruh-saa-day sur-vuh-doo-khaa-naam haa-nir uh-syo-puh-jaa-yuh-tay
pruh-sun-nuh-chay-tuh-so hyaa-shoo bood-dhih pur-yuh-vuh-tish-thuh-tay
Word by word
- prasāde
- in that clarity and calm
- sarva-duḥkhānām hāniḥ
- the end of all sorrows
- asya upajāyate
- comes about for him
- prasanna-cetasaḥ
- of one whose mind is clear
- hi āśu
- indeed, quickly
- buddhiḥ paryavatiṣṭhate
- understanding settles and becomes steady
Read it in context: verses 2.65–68A mind that follows the senses is a boat in the windWith the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: Peace comes before happiness, not after
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 2.65 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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