Bhagavad Gita 5.21
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्। स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते।।
bāhya-sparśheṣhvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yat sukham sa brahma-yoga-yuktātmā sukham akṣhayam aśhnute
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bāhya-sparśheṣhu | bāhya-sparśheṣhu | external sense pleasure |
| asakta-ātmā | asakta-ātmā | those who are unattached |
| vindati | vindati | find |
| ātmani | ātmani | in the self |
| yat | yat | which |
| sukham | sukham | bliss |
| saḥ | saḥ | that person |
| brahma-yoga yukta-ātmā | brahma-yoga yukta-ātmā | those who are united with God through yog |
| sukham | sukham | happiness |
| akṣhayam | akṣhayam | unlimited |
| aśhnute | aśhnute | experiences |
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.
बाह्य विषयों में आसक्तिरहित अन्त:करण वाला पुरुष आत्मा में ही सुख प्राप्त करता है; ब्रह्म के ध्यान में समाहित चित्त वाला पुरुष अक्षय सुख प्राप्त करता है।।