Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 5.21
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 5.21 · 5 · Verse 21
Sanskrit Original
।।5.21।।एवम् उक्तेन प्रकारेण बाह्यस्पर्शेषु आत्मव्यतिरिक्तविषयानुभावेषु असक्तमनाः अन्तरात्मनि एव यः सुखं विन्दति लभते स प्रकृत्यभ्यासं विहाय ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा ब्रह्माभ्यासयुक्तमना ब्रह्मानुभवरूपम् अक्षयं सुखं प्राप्नोति।प्राकृतस्य भोगस्य सुत्यजताम् आह
5.21 He who finds happiness in the self within himself, his mind detached from external contact in the manner already mentioned, i.e., from experience of objects other than the self - such a person abandoning the contemplation on Prakrti or bodily experiences, has his mind engaged in the contemplation on Brahman i.e., the Atman. Thus he attains everlasting bliss which consists in the experience of Brahman (the self). Sri Krsna speaks of the abandonment of material pleasure as easy: