Bhagavad Gita 6.21 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“…a joy bigger than any treat. Once you find it, you never forget.”
What it means
— they know a boundless joy, beyond the senses, grasped by the inner mind. Once settled in it, they never drift from the truth.”
The original Sanskrit
सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद् बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम् । वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः ॥
sukhamātyantikaṃ yattad buddhigrāhyamatīndriyam vetti yatra na caivāyaṃ sthitaścalati tattvataḥ
Translations
Literal translation
When one experienece that absolute Blisss which can be intuited by the intellect and which is beyond the senses, and being established (thus) this person surely does not swerve from Reality;
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो सुख आत्यन्तिक, अतीन्द्रिय और बुध्दिग्राह्म है, उस सुखका जिस अवस्थामें अनुभव करता है और जिस सुखमें स्थित हुआ यह ध्यानयोगी फिर कभी तत्वसे विचलित नहीं होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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