# Prajahati Yada Kaman (प्रजहाति यदा कामान्)

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- Type: Shloka
- Scripture: Bhagavad Gita 2.55
- Language: sa
- Source: Bhagavad Gita 2 Sanskrit checked against SanskritDocuments, Bhagavad Gita 2.14–2.71: https://www.sanskritdocuments.org/doc_giitaa/bhagvadnew.html ; meanings checked against IIT Kanpur Gita Supersite and Vedabase chapter 2: https://www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in/srimad?field_chapter_value=2&field_nsutra_value=55&language=dv ; https://vedabase.net/bg/2/index.htm

## Summary

Bhagavad Gita 2.55 teaches a devotional principle from Krishna’s dialogue with Arjuna.

## Verses

### Bhagavad Gita 2.55

> प्रजहाति यदा कामान्सर्वान्पार्थ मनोगतान् ।
> आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते ॥

Meaning (Hindi): जब मनुष्य मन में उठने वाली सभी इच्छाएँ छोड़ देता है और आत्मा में संतुष्ट रहता है, तब उसे स्थिरबुद्धि कहा जाता है।

Meaning (English): When a person gives up all desires of the mind and finds contentment in the self alone, that person is called steady in wisdom.