Bhagavad Gita 2.59 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Wanting goes away when you find something better inside.”
What it means
“Avoiding temptation removes the objects, but not the longing. Even the longing disappears once you experience something higher.”
The original Sanskrit
विषया विनिवर्तन्ते निराहारस्य देहिनः । रसवर्जं रसोऽप्यस्य परं दृष्ट्वा निवर्तते ॥
viṣayā vinivartante nirāhārasya dehinaḥ rasavarjaṃ raso.apyasya paraṃ dṛṣṭvā nivartate
Translations
Literal translation
The objects recede from an abstinent man, with the exception of the taste (for them). Even the taste of this person falls away after realization the Absolute.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
निराहारी देही पुरुष से विषय तो निवृत्त (दूर) हो जाते हैं? परन्तु (उनके प्रति) राग नहीं परम तत्व को देखने पर इस (पुर ुष) का राग भी निवृत्त हो जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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