Bhagavad Gita 2.67 meaningWho you really are
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“A mind that follows every wish is like a boat blown by the wind.”
What it means
“When the mind chases the wandering senses, it is blown off course like a boat by the wind.”
The original Sanskrit
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते । तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि ॥
indriyāṇāṃ hi caratāṃ yanmano.anuvidhīyate tadasya harati prajñāṃ vāyurnāvamivāmbhasi
Translations
Literal translation
For, the mind which follows in the wake of the wandering senses, that (mind) carries away his wisdom like the mind (diverting) a boat on the waters.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जल में वायु जैसे नाव को हर लेता है वैसे ही विषयों में विरचती हुई इन्द्रियों के बीच में जिस इन्द्रिय का अनुकरण मन करता है? वह एक ही इन्द्रिय इसकी प्रज्ञा को हर लेती है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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