Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना ।
न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम् ॥६६॥
nāsti buddhir ayuktasya
na cāyuktasya bhāvanā
na cābhāvayataḥ śāntir
aśāntasya kutaḥ sukham
Word for word (synonyms)
- na asti
- there cannot be
- buddhiḥ
- transcendental intelligence
- ayuktasya
- of one who is not connected (with Kṛṣṇa consciousness)
- na
- neither
- ca
- and
- ayuktasya
- of one devoid of Kṛṣṇa consciousness
- bhāvanā
- mind fixed in happiness
- na
- neither
- ca
- and
- abhāvayataḥ
- one who is not fixed
- śāntiḥ
- peace
- aśāntasya
- of the unpeaceful
- kutaḥ
- where is
- sukham
- happiness
Translation
One who is not in transcendental consciousness can have neither a controlled mind nor steady intelligence, without which there is no possibility of peace. And how can there be any happiness without peace?
Defined in the Gītā
Steady wisdom
Who is a person of steady wisdom (sthita-prajña)?
The Blessed Lord said: O Pārtha, when a man gives up all varieties of sense desire which arise from mental concoction, and when his mind finds satisfaction in the self alone, then he is said to be in pure transcendental consciousness.
Peace
Who attains peace?
A person who has given up all desires for sense gratification, who lives free from desires, who has given up all sense of proprietorship and is devoid of false ego—he alone can attain real peace.
Happiness
What is real happiness?
O best of the Bhāratas, now please hear from Me about the three kinds of happiness which the conditioned soul enjoys, and by which he sometimes comes to the end of all distress. That which in the beginning may be just like poison but at the end is just like nectar and which awakens one to self-realization is said to be happiness in the mode of goodness.
Purport
Unless one is in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, there is no possibility of peace. So it is confirmed in the Fifth Chapter (5.29) that when one understands that Kṛṣṇa is the only enjoyer of all the good results of sacrifice and penance, and that He is the proprietor of all universal manifestations, that He is the real friend of all living entities, then only can one have real peace. Therefore, if one is not in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, there cannot be a final goal for the mind. Disturbance is due to want of an ultimate goal, and when one is certain that Kṛṣṇa is the enjoyer, proprietor and friend of everyone and everything, then one can, with a steady mind, bring about peace. Therefore, one who is engaged without a relationship with Kṛṣṇa is certainly always in distress and is without peace, however much one may make a show of peace and spiritual advancement in life. Kṛṣṇa consciousness is a self-manifested peaceful condition which can be achieved only in relationship with Kṛṣṇa.
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.
Śrīla Prabhupāda lectures 2
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.59–69 1966-04-18 · New York
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.62-72 1968-12-16 · Los Angeles
Articles on this verse 1
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