Chapter 6: Dhyāna Yoga – Yoga through Meditation and Contemplation: Verse 22
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं तत: ।
यस्मिन्स्थितो न दु:खेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते ॥
yaṃ labdhvā cāparaṃ lābhaṃ manyate nādhikaṃ tata:
yasmin-sthito na du:khena guruṇāpi vicālyate – 6.22
Having gained which, one considers nothing else as superior to it; established in which, one is not perturbed by even the most severe affliction.
Chapter 6: Dhyāna Yoga – Yoga through Meditation and Contemplation - Verse 22
Ma Gurupriya
This is a very decisive statement in the Kurukshetra war- dialogue. Krishna highlights the spiritual attainment, to show how paramount and unparalleled it is.
On getting inner spiritual beatitude, one naturally feels there is nothing superior to it. The common sensory plane is readily available to all. It is senses that perceive and interact with the extensive, variegated world. The question is whether the spiritual domain within is more enriching and fulfilling or the fleeting outer domain. The answer is quite clear and doubtless.
Krishna says, once one lands on the inner Self and the consequent bliss, he will find nothing greater any time. But is this all, one wonders.
Krishna adds: Inner fulfilment is such that even the worst of torments will not affect him. This echoes his description of sthita-dhee, who lives with no special flair for sukha and no undue dislike for duḥkha (Ch 2).
