Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga - The Yoga of KnowledgeKrishna
Verse 67
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 2, श्लोक 67
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते।
तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि॥६७॥
Transliteration
Indriyanam Hi Charatam Yan-Mano'nuvidhiyate.
Tad-Asya Harati Prajnam Vayur-Navam-Ivambhasi.||67||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
इन्द्रियाणाम्indriyanamof the senses
चरताम्charatamwandering
यत्yatwhich
मनःmanahmind
अनुविधीयतेanuvidhiyatefollows
तत्tatthat
हरतिharaticarries away
प्रज्ञाम्prajnamwisdom
वायुःvayuhwind
नावम्navama boat
अम्भसिambhasion the water
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जैसे जल में नाव को वायु बहा ले जाती है, वैसे ही विचरती हुई इन्द्रियों में से जिसके पीछे मन चल पड़ता है, वह उसकी बुद्धि को हर लेती है।
English Translation
As the wind carries away a boat on the water, the mind that follows the wandering senses carries away one's wisdom.
Commentary (टीका)
The boat-on-water analogy perfectly captures how easily wisdom can be lost. A boat without an anchor is at the mercy of the wind; similarly, a mind that chases after wandering senses loses its spiritual anchor. The solution is not to stop the wind but to anchor the boat — through meditation and devotion.