Bhagavad Gita 6.8 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“To them, mud, a stone and gold are all the same.”
What it means
“Someone satisfied with knowledge and experience, unshakeable and in command of their senses, sees a lump of earth, a stone and gold as the same.”
The original Sanskrit
ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः । युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः ॥
jñānavijñānatṛptātmā kūṭastho vijitendriyaḥ yukta ityucyate yogī samaloṣṭāśmakāñcanaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
One whose mind is satisfied with knowledge and realization, who is unmoved, who has his organs under control, is sadi to be Self-absorbed. The yogi treats equally a lump of earth, a stone and gold.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो योगी ज्ञान और विज्ञान से तृप्त है, जो विकार रहित (कूटस्थ) और जितेन्द्रिय है, जिसक ो मिट्टी, पाषाण और कंचन समान है, वह (परमात्मा से) युक्त कहलाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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