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. Hover 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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It shifts attention from chasing stimulation to resting in inner fullness.
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
On Kurukshetra, 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
Why this verse still matters
You close the app, silence the room, and still feel the pull to check one more message. This verse points to the rare relief of not needing the next hit of approval or distraction.
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?
You close the app, silence the room, and still feel the pull to check one more message. This verse points to the rare relief of not needing the next hit of approval or distraction.
It shifts attention from chasing stimulation to resting in inner fullness.
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
On Kurukshetra, 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.
Why this verse still matters
You close the app, silence the room, and still feel the pull to check one more message. This verse points to the rare relief of not needing the next hit of approval or distraction.
“You can stop bargaining with the world when inner contentment becomes enough.”
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