Chapter 5 · Verse 24 · Karma Sanyasa Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 5.24
Sanskrit
योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः। स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति।।5.24।।
Transliteration
yo 'ntaḥ-sukho 'ntar-ārāmas tathāntar-jyotir eva yaḥ sa yogī brahma-nirvāṇaṁ brahma-bhūto 'dhigachchhati
Word by Word
This verse reveals the paradox that liberation blooms not through striving outward, but through finding the source of joy already dwelling within your own being. When the yogi discovers that infinite light and bliss reside in the inner sanctum of consciousness itself—needing nothing from the world—that person becomes established in Brahman, the ultimate reality beyond all becoming and dissolution.
This is not escapism but the deepest fulfillment: you stop chasing happiness in changing circumstances and rest as the unchanging witness of all experience. In your daily life, this means pausing throughout the day to notice: where am I genuinely content right now, independent of outcomes?
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Bhagavad Gita 5.24 — BG 5.24
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