Bhagavad Gita 2.68 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“When you guide your senses, your mind stays steady.”
What it means
“So the person whose senses are fully under control is the one whose wisdom is steady.”
The original Sanskrit
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥
tasmādyasya mahābāho nigṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyastasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā
Translations
Literal translation
Therefore, O mighty-armed one, this wisdom becomes established whose organs in all their varieties are withdrawn from their objects.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इसलिये? हे महाबाहो जिस पुरुष की इन्द्रियाँ सब प्रकार इन्द्रियों के विषयों के वश में की हुई होती हैं? उसकी बुद्धि स्थिर ह ोती है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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