Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 8

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 8 (6.8) means: The seeker who is fulfilled by knowledge and insight, who stays unshaken and has mastered the senses, to whom a clod, a stone, and gold are the same, is truly steady.

Sanskrit

ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः। युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।।6.8।।

Transliteration

jñāna-vijñāna-tṛiptātmā kūṭa-stho vijitendriyaḥ yukta ityuchyate yogī sama-loṣhṭāśhma-kāñchanaḥ

Translation

The seeker who is fulfilled by knowledge and insight, who stays unshaken and has mastered the senses, to whom a clod, a stone, and gold are the same, is truly steady.

Hindi

जो साधक ज्ञान और अनुभव से तृप्त है, जो अडिग रहता है और जिसने इंद्रियों को जीत लिया है, जिसके लिए मिट्टी, पत्थर और सोना समान हैं, वही सचमुच स्थिर है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 8?

The seeker who is fulfilled by knowledge and insight, who stays unshaken and has mastered the senses, to whom a clod, a stone, and gold are the same, is truly steady.

Which chapter is verse 6.8 from?

It is verse 8 of Chapter 6 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 47 verses in total.

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