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Yunjann Evam Sadatmanam

Gita 6.28 Bhagavad Gita
📖 Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 6 — Atma Samyama Yoga
युञ्जन्नेवं सदात्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः ।
सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते ॥
Yunjann evam sadatmanam yogi vigata-kalmashah
Sukhena brahma-samsparsham atyantam sukham ashnute
युञ्जन् एवम् सदा
thus constantly engaging
आत्मानम्
the mind / self
योगी विगतकल्मषः
the yogi freed from impurity
सुखेन
easily, naturally
ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शम्
the touch of Brahman
अत्यन्तम् सुखम् अश्नुते
experiences infinite joy

One word in this shloka deserves special attention: sukhena. It means 'easily' or 'naturally.' The yogi who has steadily purified himself does not wrestle Brahman into view. The experience arrives on its own, the way dawn arrives without effort once the night has passed.

And what does this experience feel like? Krishna calls it 'brahma-samsparsham' — the touch of Brahman. Not a thunderclap. Not a blinding vision. A touch. The gentlest word possible. Like someone you love placing a hand on your shoulder when you did not know they were there. That is how the Divine makes itself known — quietly, from within, filling everything with peace.

The phrase 'atyantam sukham' means joy without end. Not joy that peaks and fades, but joy that simply stays. This is the fruit of the patient, step-by-step practice Krishna has been describing since 6.24.

In 6.15, Krishna spoke of 'nirvana — supreme peace.' Here in 6.28, the same experience is called 'the touch of Brahman and infinite joy.' Two names for one reality.

This shloka closes the meditation-instruction section (6.24-28) and sets the stage for the next theme: seeing the Self in all beings (6.29-32).

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