Shloka 65

कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश

Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction

Devanagari script

प्रसादे सर्वदु:ःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते । प्रसन्नचेतसो हाशु बुद्धि: पर्यवतिछते

Transliteration

prasāde sarvaduḥkhānāṁ hānir asyopajāyate | prasannacetaso hy āśu buddhiḥ paryavatiṣṭhate ||

Translation

قال أرجونا: إذا انبثق صفاء الباطن والنعمة زالت جميع الأحزان. ولمن استقرّ ذهنه في السكينة، تعود البصيرة سريعًا عن السعي المتشعّب وتثبت ثبوتًا راسخًا—مستقرة في الحقيقة العظمى الواحدة.

Word by Word

• प्रसादे: in/when there is serenity (clarity, grace)
• प्रसादे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सर्वदुःखानाम्: of all sorrows
• सर्वदुःखानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• हानिः: cessation, disappearance
• हानिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हानि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्य: of this (person)
• अस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• उपजायते: arises, comes about
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√जन्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• प्रसन्नचेतसः: of one whose mind is serene
• प्रसन्नचेतसः: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न-चेतस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• बुद्धिः: intellect, understanding
• बुद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्यवतिष्ठते: becomes firmly established, settles
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-अव-√स्था
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• buddhi (intellect)
• Paramātman (Supreme Self)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that when serenity/clarity (prasāda) arises in the inner instrument, suffering diminishes, and the intellect becomes steady—no longer dispersed among many aims but established in the Supreme Self. Ethical life and disciplined practice culminate in inner composure, which supports right discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Bhīṣma Parva’s Bhagavad-gītā context, Arjuna is engaged in a dialogue about yoga and right action amid the impending war. This verse highlights the psychological and spiritual result of yogic composure: sorrow subsides and the mind’s discerning power becomes firmly settled in the highest reality.