One who finds happiness within, delights within, and has inner light alone, becomes one with the supreme reality and reaches freedom in the supreme reality.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 5.24
Hindi · हिन्दी
जो मनुष्य केवल परमात्मामें सुखवाला है और केवल परमात्मामें रमण करनेवाला है तथा जो केवल परमात्मामें ज्ञानवाला है, वह ब्रह्ममें अपनी स्थितिका अनुभव करनेवाला सांख्ययोगी निर्वाण ब्रह्मको प्राप्त होता है ॥
The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Tap a word to focus on it.
यःwhoअन्तरारामःone whose delight is withinतथाandअन्तर्ज्योतिःinner lightएवaloneयःwhoसःthat oneयोगीyogiब्रह्मनिर्वाणम्freedom in the supreme realityब्रह्मभूतःbecome the supreme realityअधिगच्छतिattains
Read literallywho · one whose delight is within · and · inner light · alone · who · that one · yogi · freedom in the supreme reality · become the supreme reality · attains
Understanding the verse
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Happy within, delighting within, lit from within: Krishna's yogi becomes Brahman and reaches nirvana in Brahman.
Real freedom comes to the person who finds joy, delight, and clear awareness within, rather than depending on outside things.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
As Arjuna is being taught how to act without being ruled by craving, Krishna describes the person who no longer depends on outer pleasures. Such a person rests in inner joy and reaches freedom in the supreme reality.
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In your life
What it looks like today
Caring for her husband after his stroke, a wife has no outings and few visitors, yet finds a steady joy and clarity inside herself in the early hours. Krishna describes this inner happiness, which does not wait on outside things.
The takeaway
“You can stop bargaining with the world when inner contentment becomes enough.”
Real freedom comes to the person who finds joy, delight, and clear awareness within, rather than depending on outside things.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 5.24?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Karma Sanyasa Yoga" (The Yoga of Renunciation).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 5.24?
Verse 24 sits in Chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gita — Karma Sanyasa Yoga, "The Yoga of Renunciation". The chapter has 29 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 5.24 matter today?
Caring for her husband after his stroke, a wife has no outings and few visitors, yet finds a steady joy and clarity inside herself in the early hours. Krishna describes this inner happiness, which does not wait on outside things.
Happy within, delighting within, lit from within: Krishna's yogi becomes Brahman and reaches nirvana in Brahman.
What this verse means
Real freedom comes to the person who finds joy, delight, and clear awareness within, rather than depending on outside things.
Context & commentary
As Arjuna is being taught how to act without being ruled by craving, Krishna describes the person who no longer depends on outer pleasures. Such a person rests in inner joy and reaches freedom in the supreme reality.
What it looks like today
Caring for her husband after his stroke, a wife has no outings and few visitors, yet finds a steady joy and clarity inside herself in the early hours. Krishna describes this inner happiness, which does not wait on outside things.
“You can stop bargaining with the world when inner contentment becomes enough.”
Explore related themes: vairagya (51 verses)