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Chapter 5 · Action in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness · 29 verses

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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 5.24

Sense control, peace and inner happiness

योऽन्त:सुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव य: ।

स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति ॥ २४ ॥

yo ’ntaḥ-sukho ’ntar-ārāmas

tathāntar-jyotir eva yaḥ

sa yogī brahma-nirvāṇaṁ

brahma-bhūto ’dhigacchati

Translation

One whose happiness is within, who is active and rejoices within, and whose aim is inward is actually the perfect mystic. He is liberated in the Supreme, and ultimately he attains the Supreme.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

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

Finding Happiness Within

  1. 1The perfect mystic finds happiness within, is active within, and aims inward. He is liberated in the Supreme and ultimately attains the Supreme.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that a liberated person truly enjoys inner happiness and no longer desires material happiness. This state assures return home, back to Godhead.
  3. 3Seek happiness within rather than pursuing superficial material happiness.

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In the story

Chapter 5, Action in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness: sense control, peace and inner happiness.

What it teaches

Theme summary

A disciplined mind is one's best friend.

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Key ideas in this verse

The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.

Key ideas: manas, indriya, yoga.

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What does BG 5.24 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to mind & yoga?

Practice

Sit quietly for ten minutes and gently return the mind.

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Related verses

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BG 5.20Sense control, peace and inner happinessBG 5.21Sense control, peace and inner happinessBG 6.35Practice and detachment

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