BG 6.21
वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः ॥
vetti yatra na caivāyaṁ sthitaś calati tattvataḥ
Word-for-word meanings
yatra — in such a state; ayam — he [the yogī]; vetti — tastes or experiences; tat — that; ātyantikam — eternal; sukham — bliss; yat — which [is]; atīndriyam — beyond the external senses; grāhyam — [and] perceptible; buddhi — [only by] the intellect [that is imprinted with the ātmā’s form (buddhyaivātmākāratayā*)]; sthitaḥ ca — and being established [in that condition]; na eva calati — he does not waiver at all; tattvataḥ — from the Absolute Truth.
Translation
In such a state, the yogī tastes the eternal bliss that is beyond the reach of the external senses and perceptible only through the intellect [that is imprinted with the ātmā’s form]. Being established in that condition, he does not waiver at all from the Absolute Truth.
Notes
* Both Śrīdhara Svāmī and Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura have commented on the word buddhi using this adverbial clause. We have included it here in the anvaya because it is crucial to specify exactly what type of intellect is able to perceive the eternal bliss being spoken of in the verse. That bliss, being transcendental, is not perceptible through the ordinary workings of the intellect, but only through the intellect “that is imprinted with the ātmā’s form.” As a further confirmation of the point, Śrīla Viśvanātha adds that such bliss is perceptible specifically in the transcognitive state of samādhi.