Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 6, verse 21 · Krishna

Bhagavad Gita 6.21 · Sukhamatyantikam Yattad

सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद् बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम् ।
वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः ॥

sukhamātyantikaṃ yattad buddhigrāhyamatīndriyam |
vetti yatra na caivāyaṃ sthitaścalati tattvataḥ ||

Translation

— when one knows that boundless happiness which the intellect can grasp but which lies beyond the senses, and, established there, never moves from the truth —

Context

Spoken by Krishna in chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga — “The Yoga of Meditation”, which has 47 verses.

Frequently asked questions

What does Bhagavad Gita 6.21 mean?

— when one knows that boundless happiness which the intellect can grasp but which lies beyond the senses, and, established there, never moves from the truth —

Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 6.21?

Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga (The Yoga of Meditation).

Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.