Chapter 2 · The Yoga of Analysis

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 2.55

श्रीभगवानुवाच प्रजहाति यदा कामान्सर्वान्पार्थ मनोगतान् आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्ट: स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते

śhrī bhagavān uvācha prajahāti yadā kāmān sarvān pārtha mano-gatān ātmany-evātmanā tuṣhṭaḥ sthita-prajñas tadochyate

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Krishna answers directly: when one gives up all desires of the mind and is satisfied in the self by the self alone, that person is called steady in wisdom. Contentment sourced entirely from within, not from circumstance, is the defining mark.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The defining mark here is contentment sourced entirely from within — not from circumstances going well.