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Chapter 2 · Verse 54 · Sankhya Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 2.54

contemplative Jnana & Wisdom Mind & Meditation Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

अर्जुन उवाच स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव। स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम्।।2.54।।

Transliteration

arjuna uvācha sthita-prajñasya kā bhāṣhā samādhi-sthasya keśhava sthita-dhīḥ kiṁ prabhāṣheta kim āsīta vrajeta kim

Word by Word

arjunaḥ uvācha Arjun said
sthita-prajñasya one with steady intellect
what
bhāṣhā talk
samādhi-sthasya situated in divine consciousness
keśhava Shree Krishna, killer of the Keshi Demon
sthita-dhīḥ enlightened person
kim what
prabhāṣheta talks
kim how
āsīta sits
vrajeta walks
kim how
Simplified Perspective

Arjun asks the eternal question: what is the nature of one who has realized the Self and dwells in unshakeable peace? This is not idle curiosity—it is the seeker's yearning to understand what liberation actually looks like in daily life.

The steady-minded sage does not abandon the world; rather, they move through it with perfect equanimity, their words, actions, and presence reflecting the silence of the infinite. For us today, this verse invites a radical reorientation: instead of seeking peace through changing circumstances, we learn that peace comes from a consciousness that has ceased to be disturbed by them.

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Bhagavad Gita 2.54 — BG 2.54

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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