Bhagavad Gita 2.58 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Like a turtle pulling in its legs, they can pull their mind away from distractions.”
What it means
“When a person can pull their senses back from distractions, like a tortoise pulling in its limbs, their wisdom is steady.”
The original Sanskrit
यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥
yadā saṃharate cāyaṃ kūrmo.aṅgānīva sarvaśaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyastasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā
Translations
Literal translation
And when this one fully withdraws the senses from the objects of the senses, as a tortoise wholly (withdraws) the limbs, then his wisdom remains established.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
कछुवा अपने अंगों को जैसे समेट लेता है वैसे ही यह पुरुष जब सब ओर से अपनी इन्द्रियों को इन्द्रियों के विषयों से परावृत्त कर लेता है? तब उसकी बुद्धि स्थिर होती है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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