Sanskrit
कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम् । अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम् ॥
kāmakrodhaviyuktānāṃ yatīnāṃ yatacetasām abhito brahmanirvāṇaṃ vartate viditātmanām
Translation
The Peace of the Eternal lies near to those who know themselves, who are disjoined from desire and passion, subdued in nature, of subdued thoughts.
Annie Besant · The Bhagavad-Gita, translated by Annie Besant (4th ed., 1922) — Wikisource · Public Domain
Explanation
Abhitaḥ, “on all sides” or “near at hand,” is the notable word choice here — this peace isn’t described as a distant achievement requiring extraordinary conditions but as something already surrounding those who meet three ordinary-sounding criteria: freed from desire and anger, of controlled mind, and self-knowing. The verse functions as a summary restatement of the previous verse’s territory, but the shift from “obtain” to “is near” quietly changes the emotional register — less an achievement to strive toward, more a proximity to notice.