Bhagavad Gita 2.69 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Wise people are awake to what really matters.”
What it means
“What the world sleeps through, the wise are awake to; what the world is busy chasing, the wise see as night.”
The original Sanskrit
या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी । यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः ॥
yā niśā sarvabhūtānāṃ tasyāṃ jāgarti saṃyamī yasyāṃ jāgrati bhūtāni sā niśā paśyato muneḥ
Translations
Literal translation
The self-restrained man keeps awake during that which is night for all creatures. That during which creatures keep awake, it is night to the seeing sage.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
सब प्रणियों के लिए जो रात्रि है? उसमें संयमी पुरुष जागता है और जहाँ सब प्राणी जागते हैं? वह (तत्त्व को) देखने वाले मुनि के लिए रात्रि है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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