Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 52 Meaning
When your intellect passes beyond the mire of delusion, then you will attain indifference to what has been heard and what has yet to be heard.
BG 2.52
यदा ते मोहकलिलं बुद्धिर्व्यतितरिष्यति। तदा गन्तासि निर्वेदं श्रोतव्यस्य श्रुतस्य च
yadā te moha-kalilaṁ buddhir vyatitariṣhyati tadā gantāsi nirvedaṁ śhrotavyasya śhrutasya cha
Meaning in English
When your intellect passes beyond the mire of delusion, then you will attain indifference to what has been heard and what has yet to be heard.
हिंदी अर्थ (Hindi Meaning)
जिस समय तेरी बुद्धि मोहरूपी दलदलको तर जायगी, उसी समय तू सुने हुए और सुननेमें आनेवाले भोगोंसे वैराग्यको प्राप्त हो जायगा।
Explanation & Life Application
This verse from Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita offers profound wisdom for modern life. As part of The Yoga of Knowledge (Sankhya Yoga), it teaches about Soul and Detachment.
The essence of this teaching encourages us to focus on our actions and duties rather than anxiety about outcomes. In today's fast-paced world, this timeless wisdom offers a path to inner peace.
— Explained by the Nitya Team
When to Apply This Verse
- •When feeling anxious about results at work or exams
- •Before starting a new project or challenge
- •When perfectionism causes stress
Related Verses
BG 2.13
Just as the embodied soul passes through childhood, youth, and old age in this body, so too does it pass into another body; the steadfast one does not grieve over this.
BG 2.14
The contact of the senses with the objects, O son of Kunti, which causes heat and cold, pleasure and pain, has a beginning and an end; they are impermanent; endure them bravely, O Arjuna.
BG 3.5
Verily, no one can remain for even a moment without performing action; for everyone is made to act helplessly, indeed, by the qualities born of Nature.
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