BHAGAVAD-GITA 2:66

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 2:66

 

nasti buddhir ayuktasya

na cayuktasya bhavana

na cabhavayatah santir

asantasya kutah sukham

WORD FOR WORD

 

na asti--there cannot be; buddhih--transcendental intelligence;

ayuktasya--of one who is not connected (with Krsna consciousness);

na--not; ca--and; ayuktasya--of one devoid of Krsna consciousness;

bhavana--fixed mind (in happiness); na--not; ca--and; abhavayatah--of

one who is not fixed; santih--peace; asantasya--of the unpeaceful;

kutah--where is; sukham--happiness.

 

TRANSLATION

 

One who is not connected with the Supreme [in Krsna consciousness] can

have neither transcendental intelligence nor a steady mind, without

which there is no possibility of peace. And how can there be any

happiness without peace?

 

PURPORT

 

Unless one is in Krsna consciousness, there is no possibility of

peace. So it is confirmed in the Fifth Chapter (5.29) that when one

understands that Krsna is the only enjoyer of all the good results of

sacrifice and penance, that He is the proprietor of all universal

manifestations, and that He is the real friend of all living entities,

then only can one have real peace. Therefore, if one is not in Krsna

consciousness, there cannot be a final goal for the mind. Disturbance

is due to want of an ultimate goal, and when one is certain that Krsna

is the enjoyer, proprietor and friend of everyone and everything, then

one can, with a steady mind, bring about peace. Therefore, one who is

engaged without a relationship with Krsna is certainly always in

distress and is without peace, however much he may make a show of

peace and spiritual advancement in life. Krsna consciousness is a

self-manifested peaceful condition which can be achieved only in

relationship with Krsna.

 

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