Bhagavad Gita BG 6.27
Chapter 6, Verse 27 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् । उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम् ॥
prashanta-manasam hy enam yoginam sukham uttamam upaiti shanta-rajasam brahma-bhutam akalmansam
Meaning
Supreme happiness comes to this yogi whose mind is perfectly serene, whose rajas has been stilled, who has become Brahman, who is free of impurities.
Understanding
The fruits of the returning practice of verse 26: prashanta-manasa (perfectly serene mind), shanta-rajasa (with rajas stilled — the agitating quality of the mind quieted), brahma-bhuta (having become Brahman — not approaching, not nearly there, but actually become — brahma-bhuta is the highest description), and akalmasha (free from impurities). For this yogi — uttamam sukham upaiti — supreme happiness comes. Not 'is sought' or 'is worked toward' but 'comes' (upaiti) — arrives naturally in the purified field.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| प्रशान्तमनसम् | prashanta-manasam | of perfectly serene mind |
| उत्तमम् | uttamam | supreme, highest |
| शान्तरजसम् | shanta-rajasam | with rajas stilled/quieted |
| ब्रह्मभूतम् | brahma-bhutam | having become Brahman |
| अकल्मषम् | akalmansam | free from impurities, stainless |
| हि | hi | for / indeed (causal) |
| एनम् | enam | this (yogi) |
| योगिनम् | yoginam | the yogi (accusative) |
| उपैति | upaiti | comes to / approaches / reaches |