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Chapter 6 · Verse 22 · Dhyana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 6.22

transformative Jnana & Wisdom Mind & Meditation Attachment & Letting Go

Sanskrit

यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः। यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते।।6.22।।

Transliteration

yaṁ labdhvā chāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ yasmin sthito na duḥkhena guruṇāpi vichālyate

Word by Word

yam which
labdhvā having gained
cha and
aparam any other
lābham gain
manyate considers
na not
adhikam greater
tataḥ than that
yasmin in which
sthitaḥ being situated
na never
duḥkhena by sorrow
guruṇā (by) the greatest
api even
vichālyate is shaken
Simplified Perspective

When you discover the supreme treasure of communion with the Divine Self through meditation, no earthly gain compares to that realization. The Gita tells us that one established in this state remains unmoved even by life's cruelest storms—not from indifference, but from having found what the restless mind endlessly seeks.

In our modern rush, this verse invites us to ask: what achievement would make you feel complete, and why do we so rarely trust that answer?

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Bhagavad Gita 6.22 — BG 6.22

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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