Chapter 2 · Verse 68 · Sankhya Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 2.68
Sanskrit
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः। इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
Transliteration
tasmād yasya mahā-bāho nigṛihītāni sarvaśhaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā
In plain words
You are being pulled in a hundred directions—by worry, by cravings, by the noise in your own head—and you cannot find solid ground. Krishna says: the steadiness you're searching for isn't about shutting down or running away; it's about taking back control of what captures your attention. When you stop letting every impulse, every fear, every desire dictate your next move, your real wisdom wakes up.
Word by Word
When the senses are completely withdrawn from their objects—like a tortoise drawing its limbs inward—the mind becomes steady and the light of true knowledge dawns. This is not suppression but supreme mastery: the senses remain but no longer command you.
In our age of endless sensory stimulation, this verse calls us to reclaim our attention and inner authority by choosing which impulses deserve our energy.
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Bhagavad Gita 2.68 — BG 2.68
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