Chapter 2: Transcendental Knowledgeसांख्ययोग
2:71
“A person who has given up all desires for sense gratification, who lives free from desires, who has given up all sense of proprietorship and is devoid of false ego, alone can attain real peace.”
Sanskrit
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः | निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः स शान्तिमधिगच्छति ||
Transliteration
vihāya kāmān yaḥ sarvān pumāṁś carati niḥspṛhaḥ nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sa śāntim adhigacchati
Commentary
True peace requires abandoning desires, possessiveness, and ego. One who moves through life without craving, without claiming ownership, and without false self-importance finds lasting serenity.
Chapter 2
Transcendental Knowledge