Path of Renunciation
Verse 5.24
योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः। स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति।।5.24।।
yo 'ntaḥ-sukho 'ntar-ārāmas tathāntar-jyotir eva yaḥ sa yogī brahma-nirvāṇaṁ brahma-bhūto 'dhigachchhati
Word Meanings
yaḥ—who; antaḥ-sukhaḥ—happy within the self; antaḥ-ārāmaḥ—enjoying within the self; tathā; antaḥ-jyotiḥ—illumined by the inner light; eva—certainly; yaḥ—who; saḥ; yogī—yogi; brahma-nirvāṇam—liberation from material existence; brahmabhūtaḥ— united with the Lord; adhigachchhati—attains
Translation · English
He who is happy within, who rejoices within, and who is illuminated within, that Yogi attains absolute freedom, or Moksha, becoming Brahman himself.
Deep Meaning · English
In this profound verse, Krishna delineates the zenith of spiritual practice: the total internalization of one's consciousness. A true yogi does not seek solace, recreation, or enlightenment in the external world of sensory objects, which are inherently flickering and temporary. Instead, they discover a reservoir of bliss (antaḥ-sukha) within their own soul. This is not a life of withdrawal from the world, but a life of transcendence—the yogi has discovered that the fountain of joy, the garden of peace, and the light of wisdom are not found in distant places or material achievements, but exist as the very fabric of their own essential being.
True liberation is the realization that the peace, joy, and illumination one seeks externally are actually the inherent, unclouded nature of the soul itself.
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This verse describes the state of one satisfied in the Self, mirroring the internal contentment found in 5.24.
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