BG 2.58

When one is able to withdraw their senses from external stimulation like a tortoise retracts its limbs, one establishes steady wisdom.

यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः
इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता

yadā — when
sanharate — withdraw
chāyaṁ — and this
- cha — and
- ayam — this
kūrmo — tortoise
kūrmaḥ
’ṅgānīva — as limbs
- aṅgāni — limbs
- iva — as
sarvaśhaḥ — fully
indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas — senses from the sense objects
- indriyāṇi — senses
- indriya-arthebhyaḥ — from the sense objects
tasya — his
prajñā — divine wisdom
pratiṣhṭhitā — fixed in

Krishna replied: When one renounces all desires of the mind and is content in the self alone, they are said to possess steady wisdom.

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A sage of steady wisdom is undisturbed by misery, does not crave pleasure, and remains free from attachment, fear, and anger.

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One who remains unattached, who is neither delighted nor dejected by finding either good or evil, has steady wisdom.

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When one is able to withdraw their senses from external stimulation like a tortoise retracts its limbs, one establishes steady wisdom.

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Summary