Verse 2.53

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.53:

श्रुति-विप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला ।
समाधाव् अचला बुद्धिस् तदा योगम् अवाप्स्यसि ॥ ५३ ॥

śruti-vipratipannā te yadā sthāsyati niścalā |
samādhāv acalā buddhis tadā yogam avāpsyasi || 53 ||

śruti-vipratipannā–from hearing the various conflicting materialistic statements as well as false interpretations of the Vedas; te–your; yadā–when; sthāsyati–will become situated; niścalā–detached; samādhau–in trance upon the Supreme Lord; acalā–steadfast; buddhiḥ–intelligence; tadā–at that time; yogam–(the fruit of) yoga; avāpsyasi–you shall achieve.

When your intelligence becomes detached from hearing the various conflicting materialistic statements and interpretations of the Vedas, and when it becomes free from all other attachments while remaining steadfast in the Supreme Lord, you will attain the fruit of yoga.

Commentary: Sārārtha-Varṣiṇī Ṭīkā

(By Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura; the innermost intention of the commentary named ‘the shower of essential meanings’)

Śrī Kṛṣṇa is saying, “After this, you will become detached from hearing about mundane subject matters and even mun-dane interpretations of Vedic instructions, and as a result, you will become steadfast; your mind will not be deceived by these topics.” In the Sixth Chapter also, samādhi is described as fixed, or undisturbed. Śrī Bhagavān assures Arjuna, “Then, by having direct experience of transcendence through yoga, you will attain freedom from material bondage.”