Step 4 of 7 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Pick any verse to see what it means and how to use it in your life.

700 verses37 detailed

Or browse by chapter

Chapter

Chapter 2 · Contents of the Gītā Summarized · 72 verses

Deep profile← → keys move between verses

Mind & yogaChapter 2 · Contents of the Gītā Summarized

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 2.67

How desire and the senses disturb the mind

इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते ।

तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि ॥ ६७ ॥

indriyāṇāṁ hi caratāṁ

yan mano ’nuvidhīyate

tad asya harati prajñāṁ

vāyur nāvam ivāmbhasi

Translation

As a strong wind sweeps away a boat on the water, even one of the roaming senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man’s intelligence.

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

1Like a strong wind sweeping away a boat, even one wandering sense that the mind follows can carry away intelligence.
2Even one sense engaged in sense gratification can turn a devotee away from spiritual progress.
3Engage all the senses in serving the Lord through Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This is the correct way to control the mind.

In the story

Chapter 2, Contents of the Gītā Summarized: how desire and the senses disturb the mind.

Theme summary

A disciplined mind is one's best friend.

The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.

Key ideas: manas, indriya, yoga.

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

What does BG 2.67 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to mind & yoga?

Sit quietly for ten minutes and gently return the mind.

Keep going: verses that carry this teaching further.

Study notes are editorial summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport.

Ask about BG 2.67 — get a simple answer linked to related ideas and verses.