Chapter 5 · Karma Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Renunciation of ActionKrishna
Verse 21
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 5, श्लोक 21
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्।
स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते॥
Transliteration
Bahya-Sparsheshv-Asakta-Atma Vindaty-Atmani Yat-Sukham.
Sa Brahma-Yoga-Yukta-Atma Sukham-Akshayam-Ashnute.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
बाह्यस्पर्शेषुbahya-sparsheshuin external sense pleasures
असक्तात्माasakta-atmaone whose self is unattached
विन्दतिvindatifinds
आत्मनिatmaniin the Self
यत्yatwhich
सुखम्sukhamhappiness
सःsahhe
ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्माbrahma-yoga-yukta-atmaone united with Brahman through yoga
सुखम्sukhamhappiness
अक्षयम्akshayamimperishable
अश्नुतेashnuteenjoys/experiences
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
बाहरी विषयों (स्पर्शों) में अनासक्त आत्मा वाला व्यक्ति आत्मा में जो सुख पाता है — वह ब्रह्मयोग से युक्त होकर अक्षय (अविनाशी) सुख का अनुभव करता है।
English Translation
One whose self is unattached to external pleasures finds happiness within the Self. United with Brahman through yoga, such a person enjoys imperishable happiness.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna distinguishes between two types of happiness: the fleeting pleasure from external sense contacts, and the imperishable bliss found within one's own Self through union with Brahman. When one becomes detached from external pleasures — not through suppression but through discovering a greater inner joy — one naturally experiences the endless happiness of Brahman-consciousness.