Bhagavad Gita 5.24 · Krishna
Light within
योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः।
स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति॥
yo’antaḥsukho’antarārāmastathāntarjyotireva yaḥsa yogī brahmanirvāṇaṃ brahmabhūto’adhigacchati
Happy within, delighting within, lit from within, such a yogi becomes one with Brahman and reaches Brahman's peace.
Words
- Brahman
What it means
Krishna gives a three-part portrait. Antah-sukha, happiness within. Antar-arama, delight within. Antar-jyoti, light within. Such a yogi doesn't depend on outer things for any of these. They become one with Brahman and reach brahma-nirvana, the deep peace of the infinite.
The story
Arjuna has been looking outward, at armies, family, outcomes. Krishna keeps turning his gaze inward. Everything Arjuna is searching for, peace, joy, clarity, is already shining inside him.
In your life
Picture an elderly monk in a tiny room, radiant, needing almost nothing. Or a grandmother who lights up any room she enters. Take five quiet minutes today to look for your own inner light.
Joy, delight and light, all within.