Chapter 2 · Verse 71 · Sankhya Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 2.71
Sanskrit
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः। निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।
Transliteration
vihāya kāmān yaḥ sarvān pumānśh charati niḥspṛihaḥ nirmamo nirahankāraḥ sa śhāntim adhigachchhati
In plain words
You are exhausted from trying to control what cannot be controlled—your spouse's choices, your child's future, whether the money comes back, whether you're enough. Krishna says: the peace you're looking for doesn't live in getting what you want or keeping what you have; it lives in releasing your grip on the outcome itself. Let go not by abandoning your life, but by stopping the constant clenching—tend to what's yours to tend, then open your hands and breathe.
Word by Word
This verse reveals the innermost secret of peace: it is not found by renouncing the world, but by renouncing the *clinging* to it. When you release all desires not out of suppression but out of clarity, when you recognize that nothing belongs to you and you belong to no one's judgment, the mind naturally settles into its own nature—pure, untouched peace.
In modern life, this means you can engage fully with work, relationships, and responsibilities while holding them lightly, knowing that your worth is not determined by outcomes or possessions.
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Bhagavad Gita 2.71 — BG 2.71
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