Bhagavad Gita 2.65

[Paramananda das]

TEXT 65

prasade sarva-duhkhanam hanir asyopajayate prasanna-cetaso hy asu buddhih paryavatisthate

SYNONYMS

prasade--on achievement of  the causeless mercy of the Lord; sarva--of all; duhkhanam--material miseries; hanih--destruction; asya--his; upajayate--takes place; prasanna-cetasah--of the  happy-minded; hi--certainly; asu--very soon; buddhih--intelligence; pari--sufficiently; avatisthate--established.

TRANSLATION

For one who is so situated in  the Divine consciousness, the threefold miseries of material existence exist no  longer; in such a happy state, one's intelligence soon becomes steady.

Commentary by Srila Prabhupada

No commentary by Srila Prabhupada

but from Prabhupadas lecture  :68/12/19 Los  Angeles, Bhagavad-gita 2.62-72 

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"For one who is so situated, the threefold miseries of material life exist  no longer. In such a happy state one's intelligence is steady." 66: "One who is  not in transcendental consciousness can have neither a controlled mind nor  steady intelligence, without which there is no possibility of peace, and how can  there be any happiness without peace?"67

Prabhupada: Everyone in this  material world, they are after peace, but they don't want to control the senses.  It is not possible. Just like you are diseased, and doctor says that "You take  this medicine, you take this diet," but you cannot control. You are taking  anything you like, against the instruction of the physician. Then how you can be  cured? Similarly, we want cure of the chaotic condition of this material world,  we want peace and prosperity, but we are not ready to control the senses. We do  not know how to control the senses. We do not know the real yogic principle of  controlling the senses. So there is no possibility of peace. Kutah santir  ayuktasya. The exact word is there in the Bhagavad-gita. If you are not engaged  in Krsna consciousness, there is no possibility of peace. Artificially, you may  try for it. It is not possible. Go on.

Commentary by Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur

The intelligence is fixed in its desired goal completely (pari avatisthati). All distress is destroyed, but because of no desire for| enjoying the objects, the person, accepting necessary objects of the senses for his survival, has tranquilify. He has a peaceful consciousness (prasanna cetasah), just because of bhakti.

The first canto of Bhagavatam states that, without bhakti, one cannot have a peaceful mind. Srila Vyasadeva, even though writing the Vedanta Sutras, did not have happiness of mind, but he gained peace of heart through bhakti taught by Srila Narada Muni.

Rudra Vaisnava Sampradaya: Visnuswami Sridhara Swami's Commentary What happens when the mercy of the Supreme Lord is attained is being stated  by Lord Krishna in this verse: that the direct result is the destruction of all  miseries and quickly this happy minded person is fully established in spiritual  intelligence.

Brahma Vaisnava Sampradaya: Madhvacarya Madhvacarya's Commentary One may wonder how are all sorrows destroyed on attaining the state of  satisfaction? Lord Krishna explains that by achieving tranquillity of mind the  intellect becomes established in connecting to the ultimate reality. Prasade  indicates that by the mercy of the Supreme Lord one neutralises the tendency to  gravitate towards experiencing objects of the senses.

Sri Vaisnava Sampradaya: Ramanuja Ramanuja's Commentary Lord Krishna now explains that when the mind is placid and pure it has  enacted for itself the cessation of all miseries arising from conjunction with prakriti materialism. Prasanna-chetah refers to that delightful  one whose mind is expunged of all impediments that hinders it from realising the  eternal soul while bestowing the spiritual intelligence needed for illumination.  Thus when the mind has been purified all sorrow is terminated.

Kumara Vaisnava Sampradaya: Nimbaditya Kesava Kasmiri's Commentary By achieving a state of mental placidity all ones physical as well as other  sorrows of the aspirant come to an end. The fruition of sorrow and pain is  inevitable for one attached to sensual objects. But in the case of one who has  purified their mind the sorrows and pains are easily neutralised by one of pure  mind. Not only are all sorrows and pains neutralised but one also achieves great  benefit. By the word hi certainly Lord Krishna is emphasising that such a person  of pure and tranquil mind very soon becomes firmly established in transcendent  consciousness.