Shloka 65
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
प्रसादे सर्वदु:ःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते । प्रसन्नचेतसो हाशु बुद्धि: पर्यवतिछते
prasāde sarvaduḥkhānāṁ hānir asyopajāyate | prasannacetaso hy āśu buddhiḥ paryavatiṣṭhate ||
Arjuna said: When inner clarity and grace arise, all of one’s sorrows fall away. For the person whose mind has become serene, the intellect quickly turns back from scattered pursuits and becomes firmly established—well-settled in the one Supreme Reality.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.
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.