Bhagavad Gita · Karma Sannyasa YogaChapter 5, Shloka 21 (5.21)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत् सुखम्
स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते
॥ 5.21 ॥
bāhyasparśeṣvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yat sukham
sa brahmayogayuktātmā sukhamakṣayamaśnute
Translation
"One whose mind is not attached to outer objects finds the happiness that is within; joined with Brahman through yoga, such a person attains imperishable happiness."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. Spṛśyante iti sparśāḥ śabdādayo viṣayāḥ — what is touched is "contact" — sound and the other objects. Brahmaṇi yogaḥ samādhiḥ brahma-yogaḥ — samadhi in Brahman is brahma-yoga. Conclusion: tasmāt bāhya-viṣaya-prīteḥ kṣaṇikāyāḥ indriyāṇi nivartayet ātmani akṣaya-sukhārthī — one who wants imperishable happiness should turn the senses back from momentary love of outer objects.
Acharya Ramanuja. Bāhya-sparśeṣu ātma-vyatirikta-viṣayānubhaveṣu asakta-manāḥ — unattached to experiences of objects other than the self; sa prakṛty-abhyāsaṃ vihāya brahma-yoga-yukta-ātmā brahmābhyāsa-yukta-manāḥ — giving up the habit of prakriti, the mind engaged in the practice of Brahman (the self) — attains brahmānubhava-rūpam akṣayaṃ sukham.
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