Bhagavad Gita 2.54 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
Arjuna asks: “What is a calm, wise person like?”
What it means
Arjuna asks: “What is a person with a steady mind like? How do they speak, sit and walk?”
The original Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच । स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव । स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम् ॥
arjuna uvāca sthitaprajñasya kā bhāṣā samādhisthasya keśava sthitadhīḥ kiṃ prabhāṣeta kimāsīta vrajeta kim
Translations
Literal translation
Arjuna said: O kesava, what is the description of a man of steady wisdom who is Self-absorbed? How does the man of steady wisdom speak? How does he sit? How does he move about?
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे केशव समाधि में स्थित स्थिर बुद्धि वाले पुरुष का क्या लक्षण है स्थिर बुद्धि पुरुष कैसे बोलता है कैसे बैठता है कैसे चलता है
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 2.55Krishna answers: “When someone lets go of every craving in the mind and is content within themselves, they have a steady mind.”