Verse 2.53
श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला ।
समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि ॥
Transliteration
śrutivipratipannā te yadā sthāsyati niścalā |
samādhāvacalā buddhistadā yogamavāpsyasi ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
When thy intellect, which is perplexed by the Veda text, which thou hast read, shall stand immovable and steady in the Self, then thou shalt attain Self-realisation.
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When your understanding, now unsettled by what you have heard, stands firm and unmoving in deep concentration, then you will attain yoga.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
Word by word
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
The understanding of Arjuna, unsettled by conflicting teachings he has heard, will one day stand firm and unmoving in samādhi, deep concentration. Then he will attain yoga. The verse names a common experience: hearing many opinions can leave a person confused. Krishna promises that this confusion can resolve into steadiness. The word samādhi here suggests a settled state of mind rather than a trance. This verse leads directly to Arjuna's question about the person whose wisdom is steady.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08