Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 24 (5.24)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 24 (5.24)
योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः । स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति | | ५-२४ | |
yo’ntaḥsukho’ntarārāmastathāntarjyotireva yaḥ sa yogī brahmanirvāṇaṁ brahmabhūto’dhigachchhati
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- यः
(yah)— जो भीतर सुखी है(one who is happy within) - अत-उख
(antah-sukhah)— जो भीतर सुखी है(one who is happy within) - अत-अरम
(antar-aramah)— अत-अरम(delights within) - तत्
(tad)— वह(that) - अत-ओइ
(antar-jyotih)— जिसका प्रकाश भीतर है(whose light is within) - एव
(eva)— जिसका प्रकाश भीतर है(whose light is within) - यः
(yah)— जिसका प्रकाश भीतर है(whose light is within)
Line 2:
- सः
(sah)— वह योगी(that yogi) - योगी
(yogi)— वह योगी(that yogi) - रम-इवन
(brahma-nirvanam)— ब्रह्म निर्वाण प्राप्त करता है(attains liberation in Brahman) - ब्रह्मभूतः
(brahma-bhutah)— ब्रह्म(having become Brahman-like) - अधिगच्छति
(adhigacchati)— ब्रह्म निर्वाण प्राप्त करता है(attains liberation in Brahman)
English: He who is happy within his self and has found Its peace, and in whom the inner light shines, that sage reaches eternal Bliss and becomes the Spirit Itself.
Learnings from Shloka 24:
- Look Within for Light:: The light of guidance, happiness, and peace is already within you; do not search for it in others or external achievements.
- Aim for Liberation:: Direct your life's journey toward realizing your unity with the supreme spiritual reality.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 5.24 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
This verse defines a liberated sage (Jivanmukta) as one who is completely self-luminous and self-satisfied. By finding happiness, peace, and light within themselves, they become one with Brahman (Brahma-bhuta) and attain supreme liberation (Brahma-nirvana).