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Chapter 2 2.54–72

Bhagavad-gītā 2.65

Explain simply

Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa

प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते ।
प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते ॥६५॥

prasāde sarva-duḥkhānāṁ
hānir asyopajāyate
prasanna-cetaso hy āśu
buddhiḥ paryavatiṣṭhate

Word for word (synonyms)

prasāde
on achievement of the causeless mercy of the Lord
sarva
all
duḥkhānām
material miseries
hāniḥ
destruction
asya
his
upajāyate
takes place
prasanna-cetasaḥ
of the happy-minded
hi
certainly
āśu
very soon
buddhiḥ
intelligence
pari
sufficiently
avatiṣṭhate
established

Translation

For one who is so situated in the Divine consciousness, the threefold miseries of material existence exist no longer; in such a happy state, one's intelligence soon becomes steady.

What this verse teaches

[A4] Sthita-prajña’s sense engagement (walking) – By attaining the Lord’s mercy, one’s intelligence is established and one attains peace. Agitated senses carry away intelligence and a sthita-prajña is unagitated. Qualities and destination of sthita-prajña.

This verse in a ladder 1
The ladder of rising Bhagavad-gītā 2.64–65
  1. control his senses 2.64
  2. the complete mercy of the Lord 2.64
  3. free from all attachment and aversion 2.64
  4. the threefold miseries of material existence exist no longer 2.65
  5. one's intelligence soon becomes steady 2.65

All ladders of the Gītā

In thematic compilations 2

Self-control

  • One attains happiness within and becomes completely peaceful (2.65 prasāde sarva-duḥkhānāṁ...)

Equanimity and Satisfaction

  • For a satisfied person, the threefold miseries don’t exist. (2.65 prasāde sarva-duḥkhānāṁ...)
Śrīla Prabhupāda lectures 2

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