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The Eternal Self and Selfless Action
श्री भगवानुवाच प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्। आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते
śhrī bhagavān uvācha prajahāti yadā kāmān sarvān pārtha mano-gatān ātmany-evātmanā tuṣhṭaḥ sthita-prajñas tadochyate
The Blessed Lord said: When one completely abandons all desires dwelling in the mind, O Partha, and is satisfied in the Self by the Self alone, then one is said to be of steady wisdom.
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—The Supreme Lord said · prajahāti—discards · yadā—when · kāmān—selfish desires · sarvān—all · pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha · manaḥ-gatān—of the mind · ātmani—of the self · eva—only · ātmanā—by the purified mind · tuṣhṭaḥ—satisfied · sthita-prajñaḥ—one with steady intellect · tadā—at that time · uchyate—is said
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