Bhagavad Gita 2.55 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“They don’t crave things. They are happy inside.”
What it means
Krishna answers: “When someone lets go of every craving in the mind and is content within themselves, they have a steady mind.”
The original Sanskrit
श्रीभगवानुवाच । प्रजहाति यदा कामान्सर्वान्पार्थ मनोगतान् । आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca prajahāti yadā kāmānsarvānpārtha manogatān ātmanyevātmanā tuṣṭaḥ sthitaprajñastadocyate
Translations
Literal translation
The Blessed said: O Partha, when one fully renounces all the desires that have entered the mind, and remains satisfied in the Self alone by the Self, then he is called a man of steady wisdom.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
श्री भगवान् ने कहा -- हे पार्थ? जिस समय पुरुष मन में स्थित सब कामनाओं को त्याग देता है और आत्मा से ही आत्मा में सन्तुष्ट रहता है? उस समय वह स्थितप्रज्ञ कहलाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 2.56“Undisturbed by sorrow, not hungry for pleasure, free from attachment, fear and anger — that person is called wise.”