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Bhagavad Gita 2.59

Chapter 2 · Sankhya YogaSpeaker: Shri KrishnaListener: Arjuna
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विषया विनिवर्तन्ते निराहारस्य देहिनः ।
रसवर्जं रसोऽप्यस्य परं दृष्ट्वा निवर्तते ॥ ५९ ॥

viṣayā vinivartante nirāhārasya dehinaḥ
rasavarjaṃ raso'pyasya paraṃ dṛṣṭvā nivartate

Word by word

विषयाः विनिवर्तन्तेsense objects fall away
निराहारस्यfor one who does not take in sense objects
देहिनःof the embodied one
रसवर्जम्except the taste (relish) for them
रसः अपि अस्यeven his taste
परम् दृष्ट्वाon seeing the Supreme
निवर्ततेfalls away

Translation

ENGLISH

Sense objects fall away from one who abstains from them, but the taste for them remains; even the taste falls away when the Supreme is seen.

हिंदी

विषयों को ग्रहण न करने वाले व्यक्ति से विषय तो छूट जाते हैं, पर उनमें रुचि बनी रहती है। परम तत्व का अनुभव होने पर वह रुचि भी मिट जाती है।

Explanation

A deep psychological truth: giving things up outwardly (as in fasting) does not remove the craving for them. The craving goes only when a greater joy is found. That is why the Gita speaks not of mere suppression, but of mastering the senses through a higher experience.

How this verse connects

SpeakerShri KrishnaListenerArjunaConceptSthitaprajnaTextMahabharata, Bhishma Parva

Sources

  1. Original text: Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
  2. English and Hindi translation, explanation: SanatanBodh editorial team

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