Chapter 5 · Verse 21 · Karma Sanyasa Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 5.21
Sanskrit
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्। स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते।।5.21।।
Transliteration
bāhya-sparśheṣhvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yat sukham sa brahma-yoga-yuktātmā sukham akṣhayam aśhnute
In plain words
You are exhausted from chasing what cannot satisfy you—the next drink, the next reassurance, the next way to fix what feels broken. Krishna says: there is a happiness inside you that doesn't depend on circumstances changing, on someone returning, on the debt being paid back, on your body being well. Stop looking outward for what will never arrive, and you may find what was always there.
Word by Word
When the senses no longer pull you outward into the world's endless appetite, you discover an inner wellspring of joy that needs nothing external to sustain it. This is the liberation Kṛṣṇa speaks of—not rejection of life, but freedom from the tyranny of wanting.
That person who has steadied themselves in this inner communion experiences a happiness that never depletes, never disappoints, never abandons them. In modern life, this means learning to find contentment within before chasing the next achievement, relationship, or possession.
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Bhagavad Gita 5.21 — BG 5.21
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