Chapter 5, Verse 21
Chapter 5 · jnana-yoga
Shloka
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम् | स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते ||५-२१||
bāhyasparśeṣvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yatsukham . sa brahmayogayuktātmā sukhamakṣayamaśnute ||5-21||
English Meaning
English Meaning
With the self unattached to external contacts he finds happiness in the Self; with the self engaged in the meditation of Brahman he attains to the endless happiness.
Hindi Meaning
बाह्य विषयों में आसक्तिरहित अन्त:करण वाला पुरुष आत्मा में ही सुख प्राप्त करता है; ब्रह्म के ध्यान में समाहित चित्त वाला पुरुष अक्षय सुख प्राप्त करता है।।
Russian Meaning
. Когда «Я» не привязано к внешним контактам, он находит счастье в «Я»; занимаясь медитацией на Брахмана, он достигает бесконечного счастья.
Spanish Meaning
Con el yo desapegado de contactos externos, encuentra felicidad en el Yo; con el yo ocupado en la meditación de Brahman, alcanza la felicidad infinita.
Commentary
When the mind is not attached to external objects of the senses? when one is deeply engaged in the contemplation of Brahman? he finds undecaying bliss in the Self within. If you want to enjoy the imperishable happiness of the Self within? you will have to withdraw the senses from their respective objects and plunge yourself in deep meditation on the Self within. This is the gist of this verse.