February23 – Bhagavadgita Chapter 2; Verses 2.64-2.65 (Day 54) Sankhya Yoga

 February 23 – Day 54

Verse 2.64-2.65

रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन् ।

आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति ॥ २-६४॥ 

rāga-dweha viyuktais tu vihayān indriyaiśh charan
ātmavaśhyair vidheyātmā prasādam adhigachchhati
(2.64) 

ராக3த்3வேஷவியுக்1தை1ஸ்து1 விஷயானிந்த்3ரியைஶ்ச1ரன் |
ஆத்1மவஶ்யைர் விதே3யாத்1மா ப்1ரஸாத3மதி43ச்12தி1 ||64||
 

64. But the self-controlled man, moving amongst objects with the senses under restraint, and free from attraction and repulsion, attains to peace. 

Commentary: The mind and the senses are naturally endowed with the two currents of attraction and repulsion.  Therefore, the mind and the senses like certain objects and dislike certain other objects.  But the disciplined man moves among sense-objects with the mind and senses free from attraction and repulsion and mastered by the Self, attains to the peace of the Eternal.  The senses and the mind obey his will, as the disciplined self has a very strong will.  The disciplined self takes only those objects which are quite necessary for the maintenance of the body without any love or hatred.  He never takes those objects which are forbidden by the scriptures.

In this verse Lord Krishna gives the answer to Arjuna’s fourth question, “How does a sage of steady wisdom move about?” (Cf. 3:7, 19, 25; 18:9) 

प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते ।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते ॥ २-६५॥ 

prasāde sarva-dukhānā hānir asyopajāyate
prasanna chetaso hyāśhu buddhi
paryavatihhate (2.65) 

ப்1ரஸாதே3 ஸர்வது3:கா2னாம் ஹானிரஸ்யோப1ஜாயதே1 |
ப்1ரஸன்னசே11ஸோ ஹ்யாஶு பு1த்3தி4: ப1ர்1யவதி1ஷ்ட1தே1 ||65||
 

65. In that peace all pains are destroyed, for the intellect of the tranquil-minded soon becomes steady. 

Commentary: When peace is attained there is no hankering after sense-objects. The Yogi has perfect mastery over his reason.  The intellect abides in the Self.  It is quite steady.  The miseries of the body and the mind come to an end. 

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