Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 6, verse 22 · Krishna

Bhagavad Gita 6.22 · Yam Labdhva Chaparam

यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः ।
यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते ॥

yaṃ labdhvā cāparaṃ lābhaṃ manyate nādhikaṃ tataḥ |
yasminsthito na duḥkhena guruṇāpi vicālyate ||

Translation

— having gained which, one counts no other gain as greater, and established in which, one is not shaken even by heavy sorrow —

Context

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

Frequently asked questions

What does Bhagavad Gita 6.22 mean?

— having gained which, one counts no other gain as greater, and established in which, one is not shaken even by heavy sorrow —

Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 6.22?

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

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