In inner clarity, all suffering falls away. For one whose mind is clear, understanding settles quickly.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 2.65
Hindi · हिन्दी
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 ॥
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प्रसादेin clarity/serenityसर्वदुःखानाम्of all sorrowsहानिःendingअस्यof this oneप्रसन्नचेतसःof one with a clear mindहिindeedआशुquicklyबुद्धिःunderstandingपर्यवतिष्ठतेbecomes firmly established
Read literallyin clarity/serenity · of all sorrows · ending · of this one · of one with a clear mind · indeed · quickly · understanding · becomes firmly established
Understanding the verse
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Krishna says that in inner clarity all sorrow falls away and understanding settles quickly.
When the mind becomes calm and clear, suffering drops away and understanding becomes steady very quickly.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
Krishna keeps tracing the chain backward: craving, anger, confusion. Here he shows the other direction too: when the mind becomes clear, suffering falls away and the mind can settle in truth.
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In your life
What it looks like today
After weeks of fighting a diagnosis in her head, a woman accepts it and sits with her doctor to plan treatment. The tightness eases, and the next sensible step becomes clear.
The takeaway
“Clear the mind and much of the suffering drops off with it.”
When the mind becomes calm and clear, suffering drops away and understanding becomes steady very quickly.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 2.65?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Sankhya Yoga" (The Yoga of Knowledge).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 2.65?
Verse 65 sits in Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita — Sankhya Yoga, "The Yoga of Knowledge". The chapter has 72 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 2.65 matter today?
After weeks of fighting a diagnosis in her head, a woman accepts it and sits with her doctor to plan treatment. The tightness eases, and the next sensible step becomes clear.
Krishna says that in inner clarity all sorrow falls away and understanding settles quickly.
What this verse means
When the mind becomes calm and clear, suffering drops away and understanding becomes steady very quickly.
Context & commentary
Krishna keeps tracing the chain backward: craving, anger, confusion. Here he shows the other direction too: when the mind becomes clear, suffering falls away and the mind can settle in truth.
What it looks like today
After weeks of fighting a diagnosis in her head, a woman accepts it and sits with her doctor to plan treatment. The tightness eases, and the next sensible step becomes clear.
“Clear the mind and much of the suffering drops off with it.”
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