BHAGAVAD GEETA: 88 - Swami Advayananda.

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BHAGAVAD GEETA
Chapter - 2
Discourse – 2 (72 Slogas)
“Yoga of the SUPREME SELF”
Sri Veda Vyasaji

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Monday 02, Sep 2024, 06:40.
Discourse 2 | Yoga of the Supreme Self  
2.12   THE MAN OF STEADY WISDOM 
(Slogas 54-67, 14 No.
Slogam - 64: Q4: “How Does He Walk?” – With Self-Control 
Post - 88.

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Slogam - 64: Q4: “How Does He Walk?” – With Self-Control 

1 

Raaga-dvesha-viyuktaih tu = But, free from attraction and repulsion, 

2 

vishayaan indriyaih charan; = moving among the objects with senses 

3 

aatma-vashyaih vidheyaatmaa =  under self-restraint, the self-controlled one 

4 

prasaadam adhi-gacchhati. = most certainly attains the ‘Prize’ of peace. 

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We now move on to Question 4, “How does he walk?” 

This question concerns his  interactions with others. 

In addition to the three principles given in slogam 56, this question is 

specifically answered in the four slogas, 64-67. Then in slogam 68 of the final section, all the 4 

questions are summarized. That is where a little surprise awaits us! 

Acharyaji reminded us of how in ordinary mundane business people are able to keep 

their balance of mind because of monetary incentives. They deliberately suppress their 

undesirable feelings just so that they can do business with the other party. Such restraint is 

an application of will without any root in spirituality. It is purely a mental feat, not a spiritual 

Sadhana. It is done for worldly profit, not spiritual merit. 


However, in the case of a Sthitaprajna, the control of the senses is natural because 

he has gained the qualities required through Sadhana. Being a master over his senses, he 

moves amidst the sense objects with complete self-restraint and self-control. He is a picture 

of one who is calm, cool and collected – unshaken by turmoil.

Before we explain the four verses, we take an overview of all of them. The following 

diagram puts together all the points that are brought out in these slogas. They all conern 

the Sthitaprajna’s accomplishments seen in his interactions with others: 

1-3

 For one who has controlled his senses (Step 1), we see that equipoise and 

detachment (Step 2) hold him in good stead. The Sadhaka with well-yoked senses remains 

free from all attraction and repulsion, i.e. Raaga and Dvesha. The control of the senses is the 

foundation for the coveted ‘Prize’ (Step 3).  

The Geeta holds aloft this state as a key qualification for the contemplative stage of 

Sadhana (Steps 5 to 8). Equipoise and balance, freedom from the sway of attraction and 

repulsion, can arise only after the turbulent senses have been controlled. 

4

 Prasaadam: “the prize” (Step 3). The reward attained by this self-control is a very 

precious prize. Like the Nobel Peace Prize, this is the “Noble Peace Prize”, the prize for 

nobility in handling one’s senses. What is the ‘prize’? The next verse spells it out. 

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Next

Slogam - 65: Q4:  The Interim Prize – A “TRANQUIL” Mind  

Continued

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