Bhagavad Gita 2.72 · Krishna
The state of deep peace
एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति।
स्थित्वास्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति॥
eṣā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha naināṃ prāpya vimuhyatisthitvāsyāmantakāle’api brahmanirvāṇamṛcchati
This is the state of Brahman, Partha. Reaching it, one is never confused, and even at the end finds Brahman's peace.
Words
- Brahman
What it means
Krishna ends the chapter with a promise. This steady wisdom he's been describing is called the state of Brahman, the infinite reality. Once found, confusion doesn't return. And whoever rests in it, even at the moment of death, reaches brahma-nirvana, the peace of Brahman. It's a state, not a place.
The story
Chapter two began with Arjuna in tears. It ends with Krishna describing unshakable peace. Arjuna hasn't reached it yet. But he now knows it exists, and that's what will keep him listening for sixteen more chapters.
In your life
Think of someone sitting with a dying friend who is utterly calm, even smiling. They've found something. Spend a quiet moment today asking, what would peace look like for me, right now?
Steady wisdom is the deepest peace.