Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 2.70
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 2.70 · 2 · Verse 70
Sanskrit Original
।।2.70।।यथा आत्मना एव आपूर्यमाणम् एकरूपं समुद्रं नादेया आपः प्रविशन्ति आसाम् अपां प्रवेशे अपि अप्रवेशे वा समुद्रो न कञ्चन विशेषम् आपद्यते। एवं सर्वे कामाः शब्दादिविषया यं संयमिनं प्रविशन्ति इन्द्रियगोचरतां यान्ति स शान्तिम् आप्नोति। शब्दादिषु इन्द्रियगोचरताम् आपन्नेषु अनापन्नेषु च स्वात्मावलोकनतृप्त्या एव यो न विकारम् आप्नोति स एव शान्तिम् आप्नोति इत्यर्थः न कामकामी यः शब्दादिभिर्विक्रियते स कदाचिद् अपि न शान्तिम् आप्नोति।
2.70 The river waters enter into the sea which is full by itself and is thus the same, i.e., unchanging in shape. The sea exhibits no special increase or decrease, whether the waters or rivers enter it or not. Even so do all objects of desire, i.e., objects of sense perception like sound etc., enter into a self-controlled one, i.e., they produce only sensorial impressions but no reaction from him. Such a person will attain peace. The meaning is that he alone attains to peace, who by reason of the contentment coming from the vision of the self, feels no disturbance when objects of sense like sound, etc., come within the ken of the senses or when they do not come. This is not the case with one who runs after desires. Whoever is agitated by sound and other objects, never attains to peace.