Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 53 (2.53)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 53 (2.53)
श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला । समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि | | २-५३ | |
śhrutivipratipannā te yadā sthāsyati niśhchalā samādhāvachalā buddhistadā yogamavāpsyasi
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- उइ-इरइपन
(Shruti-vipratipanna)— उइ-इरइपन(confused by many teachings heard) - ते
(te)— तुम्हें(your understanding) - यद
(yada)— स्थिर(when it stands steady) - थयइ
(sthasyati)— स्थिर(when it stands steady) - इचल
(nishchala)— स्थिर(when it stands steady)
Line 2:
- समधउ
(samadhau)— समधउ(in contemplation) - अचल
(achala)— अचल(unmoving understanding) - बुद्धिः
(buddhih)— बुद्धि(your understanding) - तद
(tada)— योग(then you will attain yoga) - योगम्
(yogam)— योग(then you will attain yoga) - अवप्स्यसि
(avapsyasi)— योग(then you will attain yoga)
English: When his understanding stands steady and unmoved in contemplation, he will reach yoga.
Learnings from Shloka 53:
- Knowledge must guide action:: Krishna moves from Sankhya, the wisdom of the self, into Yoga, the wisdom of action.
- No effort is wasted:: Even a little practice of right action protects the mind from fear and confusion.
- A steady aim matters:: A scattered mind runs in many directions, but a clear mind knows what it is trying to serve.
- Selfless action purifies the mind:: Acting without selfish attachment makes the mind disciplined and lighter.
- Equanimity is yoga:: Krishna defines yoga as steadiness in success and failure.
- Skill in action:: True skill is not only technical ability. It is the ability to act wisely, without being owned by desire, fear, pride, or regret.
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### Shlokas 54-72 **Marks of the man of stable mind and his glories described.**