Transcendental Knowledge · 2.59
Objects for senses: Wisdom and the Self
विषया विनिवर्तन्ते निराहारस्य देहिनः।
रसवर्जं रसोऽप्यस्य परं दृष्ट्वा निवर्तते॥ २.५९ ॥
viṣhayā vinivartante nirāhārasya dehinaḥ
rasa-varjaṁ raso ’pyasya paraṁ dṛiṣhṭvā nivartate
Translation
The objects of sense turn away from him who is abstinent. Even the taste for them is lost in him who has seen the Truth.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 2.59 through stronger key ideas from the verse: objects for senses, practicing self restraint, supreme. In the context of Wisdom and the Self, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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