Chapter 2 · Verse 54 · Sankhya Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 2.54
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
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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