Bhagavad Gita 5.24 states that a yogi who finds happiness,
joy, and enlightenment within themselves—rather than in external, material
objects—becomes one with the Supreme and attains
liberation (Brahma-nirvāṇa). This verse highlights the path of internal
introspection and self-realization to achieve spiritual perfection.
Verse (Sanskrit):
योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव
यः ।
स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति ॥ २४ ॥
Meaning:
The one whose fulfillment is in oneself, the
one who revels in oneself,
The one whose mind is awake to oneself,
*That wise person alone whose self is Brahman
gain the freedom, which is Brahman*.
THE ONE WHO HAS THIS KNOWLEDGE REVELS IN
ONESELF!
In the previous verse, Krishna talked about the karma-yogi, sukhi, the happy, cheerful person.
We have three beautiful words to describe the wise person, one who has the knowledge of atma being Brahman,
-antar-aramah and -antar-jyotih.
The antah-sukha is one for whom fulfillment is in oneself alone.
The self that is sat-cit-ananda-atma that is Brahman.
Generally, people look to situations for their happiness, which is why they have problems.
The one who is fulfilled is one for whom fulfillment is centered on the knowledge of ‘I’. That ‘I’ is fulfillment in itself. It is fullness;
THE ONE WHO IS ANTAH-SUKHA, ANTAR-ARAMA AND ANTAR-JYOTI BEING ONE WHOSE SELF IS BRAHMAN, BRAHMA-BHUTA, GAINS MOKSA, FREEDOM FROM A SENSE OF LIMITATION AND BONDAGE. THE PERSON IS BRAHMAN.
And who is this person?
From verse 22 of this chapter5 onwards, Lord
Krishna has started summing up his description of a sannyasi as a person who is
sarva-karma-sannyasi, the one who renounces different forms of action, not
literally, but by knowledge.
Such a person is called brahma-bhuta in the present verse, whose atma is Brahman free from doership and enjoyship. The person gains brahma-nirvana, which is moksa.
Be blissful.
S.Sekar - On a Spiritual path
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