तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः ।
वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥
वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
कर्मयोगी साधक उन सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियोंको वशमें करके मेरे परायण होकर बैठे क्योंकि जिसकी इन्द्रियाँ वशमें हैं, उसकी बुद्धि प्रतिष्ठित है ॥
English
Having restrained all the senses, the disciplined one should sit devoted to Me. For one whose senses are under control, wisdom is firmly established.
What this verse means
Hold the senses in check and stay focused on the divine. When the senses are controlled, clear wisdom becomes steady.
Context & commentary
On the Kurukshetra battlefield, Arjuna is overwhelmed before the fight even begins. Krishna answers his confusion by pointing to inner discipline: control the senses, turn the mind toward the divine, and wisdom will stop wavering.
Why this verse still matters
You open your phone to avoid one hard message and lose ten minutes. The real issue is not the screen — it is whether your senses are steering you or you are steering them.
The takeaway
Self-control is not repression; it creates the inner steadiness needed for clear judgment.
Word-by-word translation
तानि (those) / सर्वाणि (all) / संयम्य (having restrained) / युक्तः (disciplined, aligned) / आसीत (should sit) / मत्परः (devoted to Me) / वशे (under control) / हि (indeed) / यस्य (whose) / इन्द्रियाणि (senses) / तस्य (of that one) / प्रज्ञा (wisdom) / प्रतिष्ठिता (firmly established)
This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga — The Yoga of Knowledge, which contains 72 verses.