Sanskrit
यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते । निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा ॥
yadā viniyataṃ cittam ātmany evāvatiṣṭhate niḥspṛhaḥ sarvakāmebhyo yukta ity ucyate tadā
Translation
When his subdued thought is fixed on the Self, free from longing after all desirable things, then it is said, "he is harmonised."
Annie Besant · The Bhagavad-Gita, translated by Annie Besant (4th ed., 1922) — Wikisource · Public Domain
Explanation
This restates the yogarudha condition from verse 4 — freedom from sankalpa, non-attachment — in the vocabulary of this section: subdued thought resting in the Self, free from desire. Verse 19 gives the chapter’s most memorable image for this exact state.
Concepts