Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 5, Verse 21

Sanskrit Verse

बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्।

स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते।।5.21।।

Transliteration

bāhya-sparśheṣhvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yat sukham

sa brahma-yoga-yuktātmā sukham akṣhayam aśhnute

Word meanings

bāhya-sparśheṣhu—external sense pleasure; asakta-ātmā—those who are unattached; vindati—find; ātmani—in the self; yat—which; sukham—bliss; saḥ—that person; brahma-yoga yukta-ātmā—those who are united with God through yog; sukham—happiness; akṣhayam—unlimited; aśhnute—experiences

Swami Sivananda's translation

With the self unattached to external contacts, he finds happiness in the Self; with the self engaged in the meditation of Brahman, he attains endless happiness.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 5

Related: Sparsha Sukha