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Bhagavad Gita 2.55

Chapter 2, Verse 55

Part of 2: Sānkhya Yog — सांख्ययोग
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श्री भगवानुवाच प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्। आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते॥

Transliteration

śhrī bhagavān uvācha prajahāti yadā kāmān sarvān pārtha mano-gatān ātmany-evātmanā tuṣhṭaḥ sthita-prajñas tadochyate

Meaning

The Blessed Lord said, "When a man completely casts off, O Arjuna, all the desires of the mind and is satisfied in the Self by the Self, then he is said to be one of steady wisdom."

Word-by-word meaning
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha — The Supreme Lord saidprajahāti — discardsyadā — whenkāmān — selfish desiressarvān — allpārtha — Arjun, the son of Prithamanaḥ-gatān — of the mindātmani — of the selfeva — onlyātmanā — by the purified mindtuṣhṭaḥ — satisfiedsthita-prajñaḥ — one with steady intellecttadā — at that timeuchyate — is said
Commentary

In this verse Lord Krishna gives His answer to the first part of Arjunas estion. If anyone gets sugarcandy will he crave for blacksugar Certainly not. If anyone can attain the supreme bliss of the Self, will he thirst for the sensual pleasures No, not at all. The sumtotal of all the pleasures of the world will seem worthless for the sage of steady wisdom who is satisfied in the Self. (Cf. III.17VI.7?8).

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 55?▼
The Blessed Lord said, "When a man completely casts off, O Arjuna, all the desires of the mind and is satisfied in the Self by the Self, then he is said to be one of steady wisdom."
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 55 of Chapter 2 (Sānkhya Yog — Transcendental Knowledge) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.