Yada Samharate Chayamयदा संहरते चायम्
Bhagavad Gita 2.58 teaches a devotional principle from Krishna’s dialogue with Arjuna.
- Bhagavad Gita 2.58
यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥
भावार्थ
जब मनुष्य कछुए की तरह अपनी इन्द्रियों को विषयों से समेट लेता है, तब उसकी बुद्धि स्थिर होती है।
Meaning
When a person withdraws the senses from their objects, as a tortoise draws in its limbs, that person's wisdom is steady.
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=58&language=dv ; https://vedabase.net/bg/2/index.htm