नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना न चाभावयत: शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुत: सुखम्
nāsti buddhir-ayuktasya na chāyuktasya bhāvanā na chābhāvayataḥ śhāntir aśhāntasya kutaḥ sukham
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Krishna states the reverse case bluntly: for the unsteady, there is no intellect or meditation; for one without meditation, there is no peace; and without peace, how can there be happiness? Each missing piece, he shows, forecloses the next.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Krishna lays this out as a chain of dependencies — happiness is shown to depend on peace, which depends on meditation, which depends on steadiness.