Sankhya Yoga · Verse 53

Bhagavad Gita 2.53

Yoga begins when the mind stops being pulled in every direction.

Wisdom translation, edited by Ankur Shukla. Commentary AI-drafted, human-reviewed. Reviewed June 2026. Methodology →

श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला ।
समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
जिस कालमें शास्त्रीय मतभेदोंसे विचलित हुई तेरी बुद्धि निश्चल हो जायगी और परमात्मामें अचल हो जायगी, उस कालमें तू योगको प्राप्त हो जायगा ॥
English
When your intellect, unmoved by conflicting teachings, becomes steady in complete stillness, you will attain yoga.

What this verse means

When your mind is no longer shaken by conflicting ideas and becomes completely steady, you reach yoga.

Context & commentary

On the battlefield, Arjuna is trapped between arguments, duties, and fear. Krishna says that when the mind stops wavering under competing teachings and becomes steady in deep stillness, the state of yoga finally opens.

Why this verse still matters

You have three tabs open, ten opinions in your head, and one hard choice in front of you. The answer does not come by adding more noise — it comes when the mind settles enough to see.

The takeaway

Relief comes from knowing clarity is not forced; it settles when the mind stops being pulled around.

Word-by-word translation

श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना (confused by conflicting teachings) / ते (your) / यदा (when) / स्थास्यति (will remain) / निश्चला (steady, unmoving) / समाधौ (in complete stillness) / अचला (unmoving) / बुद्धिः (intellect) / तदा (then) / योगम् (yoga) / अवाप्स्यसि (you will attain)

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