Consistent practice brings deep peace.
Krishna speaks to Arjuna
युञ्जन्नेवं सदात्मानं योगी नियतमानसः |शान्तिं निर्वाणपरमां मत्संस्थामधिगच्छति ||६-१५||
yuñjannevaṃ sadātmānaṃ yogī niyatamānasaḥ . śāntiṃ nirvāṇaparamāṃ matsaṃsthāmadhigacchati ||6-15||
Use this verse to stay consistent in meditation.
Meaning
Thus constantly disciplining the self, the yogi with controlled mind attains supreme peace, nirvana, established in Me.
Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).
In plain words
Steady meditation leads to supreme peace in Krishna.
Word-by-word meaning
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Explanation
Krishna gives the fruit of disciplined meditation: not temporary calm, but deep peace rooted in the Divine.
Read the traditional commentary
Having laid out the full discipline of meditation, Krishna now names its fruit. The yogi who practices in this way sada — always, with steady persistence — and who has become niyata-manasa, of a controlled mind, arrives at shanti, peace. But this is no ordinary calm; it is described as nirvana-parama, the peace that culminates in liberation, the extinguishing of all that binds.
Crucially, this peace is matsamstha — it abides in Krishna, in the Divine. The goal is not a private emptiness but rest in God. Here the threads of the chapter converge: disciplined posture, controlled senses, and the mind fixed on the Lord lead not merely to tranquility but to the highest freedom.
The repeated word sada reminds us that this is the harvest of constancy. Sporadic effort yields sporadic calm; sustained, devoted practice ripens into the unshakable peace of liberation itself.
In daily life
Do not chase instant calm; build steady practice.
Daily five-minute meditation can become a path to lasting inner stability.
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Commit to one daily meditation time.
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Krishna on peace, in other chapters
- Verse 12.12Letting go of attachment to results brings peace at once — that is the fruit of every practice.
- Verse 2.71Lasting peace comes not from getting what you want, but from releasing craving, possessiveness, and ego while still living fully in the world.
- Verse 4.39Faith, wholehearted focus, and self-discipline open the door to wisdom — and wisdom swiftly brings supreme peace.
- Verse 5.29Know the Divine as the Lord of all and the loving friend of your own heart — that recognition is the doorway to lasting peace.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 6.15
Who says Bhagavad Gita 6.15, and to whom?
Krishna speaks to Arjuna in verse 6.15, in Chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga (Dhyana Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 6.15 mean?
Thus constantly disciplining the self, the yogi with controlled mind attains supreme peace, nirvana, established in Me. (Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 6.15 for daily life?
Do not chase instant calm; build steady practice. Daily five-minute meditation can become a path to lasting inner stability.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 6.15 mean?
युञ्जन् एवम् — thus engaging / uniting; सदा आत्मानम् — the mind, always; योगी नियतमानसः — the yogi of controlled mind; शान्तिम् — the peace; निर्वाणपरमाम् — culminating in liberation / nirvana.
Where does verse 6.15 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 15 of 47 in Chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga. The next verse is 6.16.