Bhagavad Gita 6.27 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“A quiet mind finds the deepest joy.”
What it means
“The deepest joy comes to a meditator whose mind is completely calm, whose restlessness has quietened, who is pure and one with the divine.”
The original Sanskrit
प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् । उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम् ॥
praśāntamanasaṃ hyenaṃ yoginaṃ sukhamuttamam upaiti śāntarajasaṃ brahmabhūtamakalmaṣam
Translations
Literal translation
Supreme Bliss comes to this yogi alone whose mind has become perfectly tranquil, whose (quality of) rajas has been eliminated, who has become identified with Brahman, and is taintless.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जिसका मन प्रशान्त है, जो पापरहित (अकल्मषम्) है और जिसका रजोगुण (विक्षेप) शांत हुआ है, ऐसे ब्रह्मरूप हुए इस योगी को उत्तम सुख प्राप्त होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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