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Bhagavad-gītā 2.65

ప్రసాదే సర్వదుఃఖానాం హానిరస్యోపజాయతే । ప్రసన్నచేతసో హ్యాశ‍ు బుద్ధిః పర్యవతిష్ఠతే ॥ ౬౫ ॥
prasāde sarva-duḥkhānāṁ
[prasaade sarva-duhkhaanaam]
hānir asyopajāyate
[haanir asyopajaayate]
prasanna-cetaso hy āśu
[prasanna-chetaso hy aashu]
buddhiḥ paryavatiṣṭhate
[buddhih paryavatishthate]
Word-for-word
prasāde — on achievement of the causeless mercy of the Lord sarva — of all duḥkhānām — material miseries hāniḥ — destruction asya — his upajāyate — takes place prasanna - cetasaḥ — of the happy-minded hi — certainly āśu — very soon buddhiḥ — intelligence pari — sufficiently avatiṣṭhate — becomes established .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prasāde sarva-duḥkhānāṁ
prasāde
on achievement of the causeless mercy of the Lord
sarva
of all
duḥkhānām
material miseries
hānir asyopajāyate
hāniḥ
destruction
asya
his
upajāyate
takes place
prasanna-cetaso hy āśu
prasanna - cetasaḥ
of the happy-minded
buddhiḥ paryavatiṣṭhate
hi
certainly
āśu
very soon
buddhiḥ
intelligence
pari
sufficiently
avatiṣṭhate
becomes established .
Important Words
  • prasāde — in serenity
    Locative of prasāda. *In the state of prasāda* — the gift of clear settled grace from the Lord. The verse's beginning continues from verse 64; the gift, once given, produces a cascade.
  • sarva - duḥkhānām — of all sufferings
    Genitive plural — *of all the sufferings*. The threefold misery of the body, the elements, and the higher powers. All three diminish — not by separate attack on each but by the single grace of prasāda.
  • hāniḥ — loss, diminution
    From √hā — to abandon. The miseries *are abandoned* — not by the practitioner but by themselves, as a consequence of the prasāda. They lose their grip.
  • prasanna - cetasaḥ — of one of pleased consciousness
    Compound — *whose mind is pleased and clear*. Prasanna and prasāda share the root; the inner state and the divine gift are linguistically continuous. One produces the other; one names the other from the inside.
  • āśu — quickly
    Adverbial — *swiftly*. The buddhi establishes itself *quickly* once prasāda is present. Without prasāda, no amount of striving fixes the buddhi (verse 60 is the contrast); with prasāda, it is rapid.
For one thus satisfied [in Kṛṣṇa consciousness], the threefold miseries of material existence exist no longer; in such satisfied consciousness, one’s intelligence is soon well established.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
65. From this peace arises destruction of all distress. Quickly the intelligence of the peaceful-minded person becomes completely fixed.
Commentary

The intelligence is fixed in its desired goal completely (pari avatisthati). All distress is destroyed, but because of no desire for enjoying the objects, the person, accepting necessary objects of the senses for his survival, has tranquility. He has a peaceful consciousness (prasanna-cetasaḥ), just because of bhakti. The First Canto of Bhāgavatam states that, without bhakti, one cannot have a peaceful mind. [Note: This is probably Bhāgavatam 1.2.20] Vyāsadeva, even though writing the Vedānta-sūtras, did not have happiness of mind, but he gained peace of heart through bhakti taught by Nārada.

Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa Gauḍīya
Translation
65. From this pure mind arises destruction of all distress. Quickly the intelligence concentrated on ātmā becomes completely fixed.
Commentary

What happens after he attains a pure mind? When the mind of the yogī is pure, there will arise destruction of all distresses caused by contact with matter. The intelligence of that person whose mind is peaceful (prasanna cetasā), which is directed towards his own ātmā, then remains fixed (paryavatiṣṭhate).

Study Notes — Gauranga Priya Dāsa
Gauranga Priya Dāsa Study Key verse
Bhakti-śāstrī Notes, ISKCON Chowpatty (2009)
Theme

Result of achieving the Lord’s mercy

Complete satisfaction of senses and consciousness
Threefold miseries exist no longer
Intelligence is soon well established

LINK BETWEEN TEXTS 2.65 & 2.66:

What takes place when one lacks satisfaction in Krishna consciousness?

Focus of Learning

(a) How a Krishna conscious person transcends all attachment and aversion

He may appear to be on the sensual plane, but he has no attachment to sensual activities
He is only concerned with the satisfaction of Krishna and nothing else
If Krishna wants, one can do anything ordinarily undesirable
If Krishna does not want, one shall not do that which he would have ordinarily done for his own satisfaction

(b) On what strength does a devotee achieves this exalted consciousness

This consciousness is the causeless mercy of the Lord, which the devotee can achieve in spite of his being attached to the sensual platform

(a) Senses are naturally active – Need real engagement; either in service of Lord or materialism

(b) Only way to get out of material puzzle – Krishna consciousness

(c) Negative example (Influenced by sense objects) – Even when powerful demigods like Lord Shiva

was agitated by Parvati, Kartikeya was born

(d) Positive examples (Sense control) – Haridasa Thakura (a young devotee) and Yamunacarya easily

overcame all sensual attractions by the power of Krishna consciousness

(e) Secret of success in terms of sense control

Higher taste shuns off all material enjoyment
Yukta-vairagya – Use everything in the service of the Lord
Yukta-vairagya offers positive enjoyment e.g. Good eatables – One enjoys life by prasadam
No danger of falldown because of the philosophy of Yukta-vairagya
Whereas dry renunciation (Phalgu-vairagya) may lead to falldown because of lack of positive enjoyment
Classical Ācāryas
Śrī Śaṅkarācārya Classical
Translation
2.65 Prasade, when there is serenity; upajayate, there follows; hanih, eradication; asya sarva-duhkhanam, of all his, the sannyasin's, sorrow on the physical and other planes. Moreover, (this is so) hi, because; buddhih, the wisdom; prasanna-cetasah, of one who has a serene mind, of one whose mind is poised in the Self; asu, soon; pari-avatisthate, becomes firmly established; remains steady (avatisthate) totally (pari), like the sky, i.e. it becomes unmoving in its very nature as the Self. The meaning of the sentence is this: Since a person with such a poised mind and well-established wisdom attains fulfilment, therefore a man of concentration [A man who is free whom slavery to objects of the senses.] ought to deal with the indispensable and scripturally non-forbidden objects through his senses that are free from love and hatred. That same serenity is being eulogized:
Śrī Rāmānujācārya Classical
Translation
2.65 When the mind of this person gets serene, he gets rid of all sorrows originating from contact with matter. For, in respect of the peson whose mind is serene, i.e., is free from the evil which is antagonistic to the vision of the self, the Buddhi, having the pure self for its object, becomes established immediately. Thus, when the mind is serene, the loss of all sorrow surely arises.
Śrī Abhinavagupta Classical
Translation
2.65 See Comment under 2.68
Swami Sivananda Classical
Translation
2.65 In that peace all pains are destroyed; for the intellect of the tranil-minded soon becomes steady.
Commentary

2.65 प्रसादे in peace? सर्वदुःखानाम् (of) all pains? हानिः destruction? अस्य of him? उपजायते arises (or happens)? प्रसन्नचेतसः of the tranilminded? हि because? आशु soon? बुद्धिः intellect (or reason)? पर्यवतिष्ठते becomes steady.Commentary When the mental peace is attained? there is no hankering after senseobjects. The Yogi has perfect mastery over his reason. The intellect abides in the Self. It is ite steady. The miseries of the body and the mind come to an end.

Swami Gambhīrānanda Classical
Translation
2.65 When there is serenity, there follows eradication of all his sorrows, because the wisdom of one who has a serene mind soon becomes firmly established.
Shri Purohit Swami Classical
Translation
2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows.
Related values & verses
Related values
Karuna (Kindness / Compassion)Ahimsa (Non-violence / Compassion)Tapas (Austerity / Discipline)Guru Bhakti (Reverence for Teacher)Atma Nigraha (Self-control)Maitri (Friendship / Goodwill)Daksya (Resourcefulness / Skill)Abhaya (Fearlessness)
Related verses
BG 5.24 BG 6.20 BG 18.54 SB 1.2.20 SB 3.28.34 SB 11.14.16 CC Ādi 4.190 CC Madhya 22.42 CC Madhya 24.180 Taittirīya Upaniṣad 2.7.1BRS 1.2.181
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Personal Guidance
In tranquillity, all sorrows are destroyed, and the intelligence of the tranquil one quickly becomes well-established.
Practical Applications
  • Treat tranquillity as the soil in which firm intelligence grows — protect it.
  • Notice when external chaos is being matched by inner chaos and break the mirroring.
  • End each day in quietness so that the next day's intelligence has a foundation.
Reflection Questions
  • What sorrows of mine have not been destroyed because tranquillity has not been established?
  • Where could I create more tranquillity to allow buddhi to firm up?
Analogy

A traveler who has reached a clear lake at sunset feels the heat of the long day lift in a single breath. Prasāda — once tasted — dissolves the threefold misery as the lake dissolves the day's dust. Prasanna-cetasaḥ: the mind becomes pristine; the buddhi swiftly establishes itself.

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