Verse 6.15
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
युञ्जन्नेवं सदात्मानं योगी नियतमानसः। शान्तिं निर्वाणपरमां मत्संस्थामधिगच्छति॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yuñjann evaṁ sadātmānaṁ yogī niyata-mānasaḥ śāntiṁ nirvāṇa-paramāṁ mat-saṁsthām adhigacchati
Word-by-Word Meanings
yuñjan-practicing
sadā-always
niyata-mānasaḥ-with controlled mind
śāntim-peace
nirvāṇa-paramām-supreme liberation
mat-saṁsthām-abiding in Me
Translation
Thus constantly keeping the mind absorbed in Me, the yogi of disciplined mind attains the supreme peace of nirvana that abides in Me.
Commentary
The fruit of meditation is declared: nirvāṇa-paramā śānti - the supreme peace of liberation. Crucially, this nirvana is mat-saṁsthā, situated in Krishna. This distinguishes the Gita's liberation from Buddhist nirvana by grounding it in a personal divine relationship.
Themes
mokshabhaktiyoga