Chapter 2 · The Way of Knowledge
Verse 55
Sanskrit Text — Chapter 2, Verse 55
श्री भगवानुवाच प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्। आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
Transliteration (IAST)
śhrī bhagavān uvācha prajahāti yadā kāmān sarvān pārtha mano-gatān ātmany-evātmanā tuṣhṭaḥ sthita-prajñas tadochyate
Translation
The Lord said, "When a man renounces all the desires of the mind and is content with himself, then he is said to possess firm wisdom."— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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