Transcendental Knowledge · 2.69
Self-controlled: Wisdom and the Self
या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी।
यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः॥ २.६९ ॥
yā niśhā sarva-bhūtānāṁ tasyāṁ jāgarti sanyamī
yasyāṁ jāgrati bhūtāni sā niśhā paśhyato muneḥ
Translation
The saint is awake when the world sleeps, and he disregards that for which the world lives.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 2.69 through stronger key ideas from the verse: self-controlled, all living beings, which. 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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