Chapter 5, Verse 21
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्। स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते।।5.21।।
bāhyasparśeṣvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yatsukham। sa brahmayogayuktātmā sukhamakṣayamaśnute।।5.21।।
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- बाह्यस्पर्शेषु
- in external sense-contacts (touches/objects)
- असक्तात्मा
- one whose mind/self is unattached
- विन्दति
- finds/experiences
- आत्मनि
- in the self
- यत् सुखम्
- whatever happiness (there is)
- सः
- he
- ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा
- whose self is united with Brahman through yoga
- सुखम्
- happiness
- अक्षयम्
- imperishable/inexhaustible
- अश्नुते
- enjoys/attains
Commentary
21. With the self unattached to external contacts, he finds the joy which is in the Self; with the Self engaged in the contemplation of Brahman he attains the endless joy.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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बाह्यस्पर्शेषु
असक्तात्मा
विन्दति
आत्मनि
यत् सुखम्
सः
ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा
सुखम्
अक्षयम्
अश्नुते
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