Bhagavad Gita 6.22 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“With this joy inside, even big troubles can’t knock you over.”
What it means
“Having found it, they feel there is nothing greater to gain. Rooted in it, even great sorrow can't shake them.”
The original Sanskrit
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः । यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते ॥
yaṃ labdhvā cāparaṃ lābhaṃ manyate nādhikaṃ tataḥ yasminsthito na duḥkhena guruṇāpi vicālyate
Translations
Literal translation
Obtaining which one does not think of any other acquisition to be superior to that, and being established in which one is not perturbed even by great sorrow;
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जिस लाभकी प्राप्ति होनेपर उससे अधिक कोई दूसरा लाभ उसके माननेमें भी नहीं आता और जिसमें स्थित होनेपर वह बड़े भारी दु:ख से भी विचलित नहीं होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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