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2.65Krishna
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प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते ।प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते ॥

prasāde sarvaduḥkhānāṃ hānir asyopajāyate |prasannacetaso hy āśu buddhiḥ paryavatiṣṭhate ||

सर्वदुःखानाम् · sarvaduḥkhānām
of all sorrows
हानिः · hāniḥ
the end, cessation
अस्य · asya
for such a one
उपजायते · upajāyate
arises
प्रसन्नचेतसः · prasannacetasaḥ
of one serene in mind
हि · hi
indeed
आशु · āśu
soon, swiftly
पर्यवतिष्ठते · paryavatiṣṭhate
becomes firmly established all round

In serenity, the end of all sorrows dawns for such a one — for the mind grown serene, understanding soon stands firmly established.

Original plain-language translation

Serenity compounds: calm ends sorrow, and calm fixes wisdom. The upward spiral answers the downward one of 2.62–2.63 exactly — the Gita builds staircases in both directions and asks which you are climbing.

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