Sanskrit
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः । सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते ॥
yuñjann evaṃ sadātmānaṃ yogī vigatakalmaṣaḥ sukhena brahmasaṃsparśam atyantaṃ sukham aśnute
Translation
The Yogi who thus, ever harmonising the self, hath put away sin, he easily enjoyeth the infinite bliss of contact with the Eternal.
Annie Besant · The Bhagavad-Gita, translated by Annie Besant (4th ed., 1922) — Wikisource · Public Domain
Explanation
This closes the practical meditation section that opened at verse 10 by echoing its opening phrasing almost exactly — the same “ever harmonising the self” construction used again at verse 15 — a deliberate refrain marking the section’s completion. From verse 29 the text turns from method to the resulting vision. Brahma-saṃsparśa — “the touch of Brahman” — is a rare, almost tactile phrase for contact with the absolute; sukhena, “easily,” says the work of verses 10–27 has made it effortless.
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Word by word
- yuñjann evaṃ sadātmānaṃयुञ्जन्न् एवं सदात्मानं
- ever yoking the self thus (yuñjan + evam + sadā + ātmānam)
- yogī vigatakalmaṣaḥयोगी विगतकल्मषः
- the yogi, faults gone (yogī + vigata-kalmaṣaḥ)
- sukhena brahmasaṃsparśamसुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शं
- easily, the touch of Brahman (sukhena + brahma-saṃsparśam)
- atyantaṃ sukham aśnuteअत्यन्तं सुखं अश्नुते
- enjoys boundless happiness (atyantam + sukham + aśnute)
Commentary
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The repeated phrase isn’t incidental — it functions as a formal bookend, the text’s own way of announcing “this section is finished” before moving on to a different kind of teaching. A deliberate structural signal like this is often more useful than it looks: naming the end of a phase, rather than letting it dissolve ambiguously into the next one, is itself part of doing the phase well.
Original commentary written for this site · © Amit Singh — original commentary
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Personal
- When you finish a sustained personal effort — a course of practice, a hard project, a period of discipline — mark the ending explicitly rather than letting it blur into whatever comes next. A clear close helps you actually register what you built.
Professional
- When a project phase wraps, close it out explicitly — a retro, a summary, a deliberate handoff — rather than letting the team drift straight into the next thing. Naming the ending is part of doing the phase well, not an optional formality.
Family & Social
- When a hard season with someone close to you passes — a conflict resolved, a caregiving stretch that's over — acknowledge the ending out loud rather than letting it fade unmarked. Naming it closes the loop for both of you.
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