Bhagavad Gita 2.65 meaningWho you really are
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“With peace, sadness goes away and your mind becomes clear.”
What it means
“With peace of mind, all sorrows fall away, and clear thinking quickly becomes steady.”
The original Sanskrit
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते । प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते ॥
prasāde sarvaduḥkhānāṃ hānirasyopajāyate prasannacetaso hyāśu buddhiḥ paryavatiṣṭhate
Translations
Literal translation
When there is serenity, there follows eradication of all his sorrows, because the wisdom of one who has a serene mind soon becomes firmly established.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
प्रसाद के होने पर सम्पूर्ण दुखों का अन्त हो जाता है और प्रसन्नचित्त पुरुष की बुद्धि ही शीघ्र ही स्थिर हो जाती है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 2.66“An unsteady mind has no wisdom and no focus. Without focus there is no peace — and without peace, how can there be happiness?”