Chapter 6 · Verse 27 · Dhyana Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 6.27
Sanskrit
प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम्। उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम्।।6.27।।
Transliteration
praśhānta-manasaṁ hyenaṁ yoginaṁ sukham uttamam upaiti śhānta-rajasaṁ brahma-bhūtam akalmaṣham
In plain words
You are exhausted from fighting yourself—from the constant churning of worry, anger, and doubt. Krishna says: the highest peace is not something you earn or achieve, but what remains when you stop the struggle, when you let the restless mind settle like water becoming still. That quiet you glimpse sometimes, when the noise stops and you simply exist—that is not absence. That is wholeness.
Word by Word
When the mind becomes still as a lake at dawn, the yogi enters a state beyond all restlessness—this is the highest bliss Krishna speaks of, a consciousness so purified it mirrors the Divine itself. The passions lose their grip, the ego dissolves, and what remains is luminous, sinless awareness.
In our distracted modern lives, even moments of genuine inner quiet—when you stop seeking and simply rest in what you are—reveal this truth: peace is not something to acquire, but the natural radiance of an unclouded mind.
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Bhagavad Gita 6.27 — BG 6.27
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