प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते ।प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते ॥
prasāde sarvaduḥkhānāṃ hānir asyopajāyate |prasannacetaso hy āśu buddhiḥ paryavatiṣṭhate ||
- प्रसादे · prasāde
- in serenity
- 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
- बुद्धिः · buddhiḥ
- understanding
- 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.
— Reader's notes (original)