BG 2.66

नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना ।
न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम् ॥
nāsti buddhir ayuktasya na cāyuktasya bhāvanā
na cābhāvayataḥ śāntir aśāntasya kutaḥ sukham

Word-for-word meanings

ayuktasya — for one who has no control over the mind and senses;  na asti — there cannot be;  buddhiḥ — discernment;  ca — and;  ayuktasya — for one who has no control over the mind and senses;  na [asti] — there cannot be;  bhāvanā — God-consciousness;  abhāvayataḥ — [moreover] for one who is not God-conscious;  na [asti] — there cannot be;  śāntiḥ — peace;  ca — and;  kutaḥ — how;  sukham — [can there be] happiness;  aśāntasya — for one who is not peaceful.

Translation

A person whose mind and senses are uncontrolled cannot develop proper discernment nor can he be God-conscious*. Moreover, one who is not God-conscious cannot attain peace, and without peace of mind, how can a person attain true happiness?

Notes

* The term bhāvanā means awareness or concentration of the mind. Here it is taken to mean God-consciousness.

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