Word meanings
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- The Supreme Lord said
- prajahāti
- discards
- yadā
- when
- kāmān
- selfish desires
- sarvān
- all
- pārtha
- Arjun, the son of Pritha
- manaḥ-gatān
- of the mind
- ātmani
- of the self
- eva
- only
- ātmanā
- by the purified mind
- tuṣṭaḥ
- satisfied
- sthita-prajñaḥ
- one with steady intellect
- tadā
- at that time
- ucyate
- is said
Translations
The Blessed Lord said, "When a man completely casts off, O Arjuna, all the desires of the mind and is satisfied in the Self by the Self, then he is said to be one of steady wisdom."
Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a person has given up the desires of their heart and is content with the Self alone, they have surely reached the highest state.
The Blessed One said, "O Partha, when one fully renounces all the desires that have entered the mind and remains satisfied in the Self alone, then he is called a man of steady wisdom."
श्रीभगवान् बोले - हे पृथानन्दन ! जिस कालमें साधक मनोगत सम्पूर्ण कामनाओंका अच्छी तरह त्याग कर देता है और अपने-आपसे अपने-आपमें ही सन्तुष्ट रहता है, उस कालमें वह स्थितप्रज्ञ कहा जाता है।Commentary
In this verse Lord Krishna gives His answer to the first part of Arjunas estion. If anyone gets sugarcandy will he crave for blacksugar Certainly not. If anyone can attain the supreme bliss of the Self, will he thirst for the sensual pleasures No, not at all. The sumtotal of all the pleasures of the world will seem worthless for the sage of steady wisdom who is satisfied in the Self. (Cf.III.17VI.7-8).