Tasmad Yasya Mahabaho

Krishna draws the conclusion. Therefore — after all that has been said about the danger of uncontrolled senses, the boat swept by wind, the chain of desire and downfall — one whose senses are fully restrained from their objects has truly steady wisdom. The refrain tasya prajna pratishthita rings out again, like the final note of a raga returning to the tonic.

The repetition is deliberate. The Gita repeats what matters most. Sense-mastery and steady wisdom are bound together. Krishna has said it in 2.58, 2.61, and now again in 2.68 — each time from a slightly different angle, each time driving the point deeper.

This verse draws together the thread that began at 2.58 (the tortoise analogy) and ran through the warnings of 2.60 and 2.67. The word nigrihitani (restrained, disciplined) suggests not brutal suppression but trained, directed control.

After this summary conclusion, Krishna moves into the closing shlokas of Chapter 2 (2.69-72), which offer poetic and philosophical images to crown the Sthitaprajna teaching.