Chapter 2 · Verse 66 · Sankhya Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 2.66
Sanskrit
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना। न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
Transliteration
nāsti buddhir-ayuktasya na chāyuktasya bhāvanā na chābhāvayataḥ śhāntir aśhāntasya kutaḥ sukham
In plain words
When your mind is scattered—caught in worry, spinning in anger, fragmented by fear—peace has no ground to land on, and joy cannot follow. Krishna says: the peace you're searching for isn't somewhere else; it lives in the quality of attention you bring right now. Start there, with one steady breath, one clear thought, one moment where you are actually present instead of torn in a hundred directions.
Word by Word
When the mind is not yoked to wisdom—when we live scattered, reactive, driven by impulse rather than insight—the intellect loses its clarity and contemplation becomes impossible. The Vedantic truth here is severe and merciful: peace cannot visit the unsteady heart, and where there is no peace, how can joy arise?
In our hurried modern lives, this verse cuts to the chase: the quality of your inner unity determines the quality of your entire existence.
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Bhagavad Gita 2.66 — BG 2.66
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