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Bhagavad Gita 6.22

Chapter 6, Verse 22

Part of 6: Dhyān Yogध्यानयोग

यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः। यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते॥

Transliteration

yaṁ labdhvā chāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ yasmin sthito na duḥkhena guruṇāpi vichālyate

Meaning

Having obtained it, he thinks there is no other gain superior to it; established in it, he is not moved even by heavy sorrow.

Word-by-word meaning
yamwhichlabdhvāhaving gainedchaandaparamany otherlābhamgainmanyateconsidersnanotadhikamgreatertataḥthan thatyasminin whichsthitaḥbeing situatednaneverduḥkhenaby sorrowguruṇā(by) the greatestapievenvichālyateis shaken
Commentary

Which the gain or the realisation of the Self or the immortal Soul. Wherein in the allblissful Self which is free from delusion and sorrow. The Self is allfull and selfcontained. All the desires are fulfilled when one attains Selfrealisation. That is the reason why the Lord says There is no other acisition superior to Selfrealisation. If one gets himself established in the Supreme Self within, he cannot be shaken every by heavy sorrow and pain, because he is mindless and he is identifying himself with the sorrowless and painless Brahman. One can experience pain and sorrow when he identifies himself with the body and the mind. If there is no mind there cannot be any pain. When one is under chloroform he feels no pian even when his hand is amputated, because the mind is withdrawn from the body.

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 22?
Having obtained it, he thinks there is no other gain superior to it; established in it, he is not moved even by heavy sorrow.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 22 of Chapter 6 (Dhyān Yog — Path of Meditation) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.