Bhagavad Gita 2.70 · Apuryamanam Achalaआपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्।तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी ॥

āpūryamāṇam achala-pratiṣhṭhaṁ samudram āpaḥ praviśhanti yadvat

tadvat kāmā yaṁ praviśhanti sarve sa śhāntim āpnoti na kāma-kāmī

Sanskrit recitation

2.69 2.71

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Translation

He attains peace into whom all desires enter, just as waters enter the ocean which, filled from all sides, remains unmoved; but not the man who is full of desires.

Hindi translation

जैसे सम्पूर्ण नदियोंका जल चारों ओरसे जलद्वारा परिपूर्ण समुद्रमें आकर मिलता है, पर समुद्र अपनी मर्यादामें अचल प्रतिष्ठित रहता है ऐसे ही सम्पूर्ण भोग-पदार्थ जिस संयमी मनुष्य को विकार उत्पन्न किये बिना ही उसको प्राप्त होते हैं, वही मनुष्य परमशान्तिको प्राप्त होता है, भोगोंकी कामनावाला नहीं।

Meaning

Just as the ocean filled with waters from all sides remains unmoved, so also the sage who is resting in his own Svarupa or the Self is not a bit affected though desires of all sorts enter from all sides. The sage attains peace or liberation but not he who longs for objects of sensual enjoyment and entertains various desires. (Cf.XVIII.53,54).

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A steady mind in a noisy world· 2.54–2.72→

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na: not
yam: whom
sarve: all
saḥ: that person
tadvat: likewise
yadvat: as
āpaḥ: waters
āpnoti: attains
samudram: ocean
kāmāḥ: desires
śhāntim: peace
kāma-kāmī: one who strives to satisfy desires
praviśhanti: enter
āpūryamāṇam: filled from all sides
achala-pratiṣhṭham: undisturbed

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