Chapter 2, Verse 52 (Bhagavad Gita 2.52)
Chapter 2: Sānkhya Yog – Transcendental Knowledge
Sanskrit Shloka
यदा ते मोहकलिलं बुद्धिर्व्यतितरिष्यति। तदा गन्तासि निर्वेदं श्रोतव्यस्य श्रुतस्य च
Transliteration
yadā te moha-kalilaṁ buddhir vyatitariṣhyati tadā gantāsi nirvedaṁ śhrotavyasya śhrutasya cha
Word Meanings
yadā—when; te—your; moha—delusion; kalilam—quagmire; buddhiḥ—intellect; vyatitariṣhyati—crosses; tadā—then; gantāsi—you shall acquire; nirvedam—indifferent; śhrotavyasya—to what is yet to be heard; śhrutasya—to what has been heard; cha—and
Translation
When your intellect has crossed the mire of delusion, you will attain indifference to all that has been heard and all that is yet to be heard.
Meaning & Commentary
This verse signifies the culmination of spiritual clarity, where the mind is no longer tethered to worldly knowledge or scriptural promises. By transcending the fog of ego and attachment, one reaches a state of inner stillness that renders external information irrelevant. It is an invitation to move beyond intellectual curiosity into the realm of direct experience and pure consciousness. Ultimately, it teaches that true wisdom is not the accumulation of more concepts, but the silence that remains when all conditioning is dissolved.