Shloka 58

Sankhya Yoga — Sankhya Yoga

Devanagari script

यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥ २.५८ ॥

Transliteration

yadā saṃharate cāyaṃ kūrmo 'ṅgānīva sarvaśaḥ | indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā || 2.58 ||

Translation

When, like a tortoise drawing in its limbs on all sides, he withdraws the senses from their objects—then his wisdom is firmly established.

Gita Press Meaning

जब यह (योगी) कछुए के समान अपने अंगों को समेट लेता है, वैसे ही इन्द्रियों को इन्द्रिय-विषयों से सर्वथा समेट लेता है, तब उसकी प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठित होती है।

Speakers

• Krishna

Primary Concepts

• Indriya-nigraha (sense restraint)
• Pratyāhāra (withdrawal)
• Prajñā-sthairya (stability of wisdom)

Key Themes

• Discipline
• Attention control
• Freedom from sensory pull