Bhagavad Gita 2.66 meaningPeace through mental control
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“No calm, no peace. No peace, no happiness.”
What it means
“An unsteady mind has no wisdom and no focus. Without focus there is no peace — and without peace, how can there be happiness?”
The original Sanskrit
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना । न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम् ॥
nāsti buddhirayuktasya na cāyuktasya bhāvanā na cābhāvayataḥ śāntiraśāntasya kutaḥ sukham
Translations
Literal translation
For the unsteady there is no wisdom, and there is no meditation for the unsteady man. And for an unmeditative man there is no peace. How can there be happiness for one without peace?
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
(संयमरहित) अयुक्त पुरुष को (आत्म) ज्ञान नहीं होता और अयुक्त को भावना और ध्यान की क्षमता नहीं होती भावना रहित पुरुष को शान्ति नहीं मिलती अशान्त पुरुष को सुख कहाँ
Swami Tejomayananda
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