Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 2.55
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 2.55 · 2 · Verse 55
Sanskrit Original
।।2.55।।श्री भगवानुवाच आत्मनि एव आत्मना मनसा आत्मैकावलम्बनेन तुष्टः तेन तोषेण तद्व्यतिरिक्तान् सर्वान् मनोगतान् कामान् यदा प्रकर्षेण जहाति तदा अयं स्थितप्रज्ञ इति उच्यते। ज्ञाननिष्ठाकाष्ठा इयम्। अनन्तरं ज्ञाननिष्ठस्य ततः अर्वाचीना अदूरविप्रकृष्टावस्था उच्यते
2.55 The Lord said When a person is satisfied in himself with himself, i.e. when his mind depends on the self within himself; and being content with that, expels all the desires of the mind which are different from that state of mind - then he is said to be a man of firm wisdom. This is the highest form of devotion of knowledge. Then, the lower state, not far below it, of one established in firm wisdom, is described: