Word meanings
- rāga
- attachment
- dveṣa
- aversion
- viyuktaiḥ
- free
- tu
- but
- viṣayān
- objects of the senses
- indriyaiḥ
- by the senses
- caran
- while using
- ātma-vaśyaiḥ
- controlling one’s mind
- vidheya-ātmā
- one who controls the mind
- prasādam
- the Grace of God
- adhigacchati
- attains
Translations
But the self-controlled man, moving among objects with the senses restrained and free from attraction and repulsion, attains peace.
But the self-controlled soul, who moves among sense objects, free from attachment or repulsion, wins eternal peace.
But by perceiving objects with the organs that are free from attraction and repulsion, and are under his own control, the self-controlled person attains serenity.
।।2.64 -- 2.65।। वशीभूत अन्तःकरणवाला कर्मयोगी साधक रागद्वेषसे रहित अपने वशमें की हुई इन्द्रियोंके द्वारा विषयोंका सेवन करता हुआ अन्तःकरणकी निर्मलता को प्राप्त हो जाता है। निर्मलता प्राप्त होनेपर साधकके सम्पूर्ण दुःखोंका नाश हो जाता है और ऐसे शुद्ध चित्तवाले साधककी बुद्धि निःसन्देह बहुत जल्दी परमात्मामें स्थिर हो जाती है।Commentary
The mind and the senses are naturally endowed with the two currents of attraction and repulsion. Therefore, the mind and the senses like certain objects and dislike certain other objects. But the disciplined man moves among senseobjects with the mind and the senses free from attraction and repulsion and mastered by the Self, attains to the peace of the Eternal. The senses and the mind obey his will, as the disciplined self has a very strong will. The disciplined self takes only those objects which are ite necessary for the maintenance of the body without any love or hatred.
He never takes those objects which are forbidden by the scriptures. In this verse Lord Krishna gives the answer to Arjunas fourth estion? How does a sage of steady wisdom move about (Cf.III.7.19-25XVIII.9).