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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 54

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

अर्जुन उवाच स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव। स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम्

arjuna uvācha sthita-prajñasya kā bhāṣhā samādhi-sthasya keśhava sthita-dhīḥ kiṁ prabhāṣheta kim āsīta vrajeta kim

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.54 mean?

Arjuna asked: My Lord! How can we recognize the saint who has attained Pure Intellect, who has reached this state of Bliss, and whose mind is steady? How does he talk, how does he live, and how does he act?

Word-by-word meaning

arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said · sthita-prajñasya—one with steady intellect · kā—what · bhāṣhā—talk · samādhi-sthasya—situated in divine consciousness · keśhava—Shree Krishna, killer of the Keshi Demon · sthita-dhīḥ—enlightened person · kim—what · prabhāṣheta—talks · kim—how · āsīta—sits · vrajeta—walks · kim—how

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