Calmness opens higher joy.
Krishna speaks to Arjuna
प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् |उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम् ||६-२७||
praśāntamanasaṃ hyenaṃ yoginaṃ sukhamuttamam . upaiti śāntarajasaṃ brahmabhūtamakalmaṣam ||6-27||
Use this verse when restlessness blocks peace.
Meaning
Supreme happiness comes to the yogi whose mind is peaceful, whose rajas is quieted, who is Brahman-like and free from impurity.
Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).
In plain words
A peaceful mind receives supreme happiness.
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Explanation
When restlessness quiets, the mind becomes pure enough to experience deeper joy.
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Krishna describes the blessed condition of the yogi who has done this patient inner work. His mind is prashanta — utterly peaceful. The fire of rajas, the restless passion that drives endless activity and craving, has been quieted (shanta-rajasam). He has become akalmasha — free from sin and impurity, the inner stains washed clean by sustained practice. And so he is brahma-bhuta, established in his identity with Brahman, the infinite.
To such a one, uttama sukha — the supreme bliss — comes of its own accord. The word upaiti, 'comes to him', is significant: he no longer chases joy, for joy now seeks him out. This reverses the whole logic of worldly pleasure-seeking.
Having stilled passion and purified the heart, the yogi becomes a vessel into which the highest happiness naturally flows. Peace is not the absence of joy but its very ground; the calm, clear mind becomes the home where supreme bliss takes up residence.
In daily life
Reduce restless energy through practice and moderation.
Reducing late-night stimulation can make meditation deeper.
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Reduce one source of agitation today.
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Krishna on bliss, in other chapters
- Verse 14.27The deathless Absolute, eternal righteousness, and perfect bliss all rest in the Divine — so to love God is to reach the ground of all freedom.
- Verse 18.53Release ego, anger, desire, and possessiveness, and the resulting peace makes you fit for union with the Eternal.
- Verse 5.16Self-knowledge is like sunrise — it doesn't create truth, it simply dispels the darkness so reality shines clear.
- Verse 2.66Without discipline there is no wisdom, without wisdom no contemplation, without contemplation no peace, and without peace happiness is impossible.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 6.27
Who says Bhagavad Gita 6.27, and to whom?
Krishna speaks to Arjuna in verse 6.27, in Chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga (Dhyana Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 6.27 mean?
Supreme happiness comes to the yogi whose mind is peaceful, whose rajas is quieted, who is Brahman-like and free from impurity. (Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 6.27 for daily life?
Reduce restless energy through practice and moderation. Reducing late-night stimulation can make meditation deeper.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 6.27 mean?
प्रशान्तमनसम् — whose mind is perfectly peaceful; हि एनम् योगिनम् — indeed to this yogi; सुखम् उत्तमम् — supreme bliss; उपैति — comes; शान्तरजसम् — whose passion (rajas) is quieted.
Where does verse 6.27 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 27 of 47 in Chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga. The next verse is 6.28.