The Bhagavad Gita’s Chapter 2 , Sankhya Yoga , is the philosophical heart of the entire text. Verse 2.72 is one of its essential teachings. Below you will find the original Sanskrit, transliteration, translation, and a deep exploration of how this verse applies to the challenges and choices you face today.
BHAGAVAD GITA 2.72
एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति…
eṣā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha naināṃ prāpya vimuhyati…
This is the divine state, O Arjuna. Established in this even at the time of death, one attains liberation.
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The Destination, Named at Last
Chapter 2 opened with a man on his knees, unable to act. It closes here, fifty-nine verses of philosophy later, with the destination mapped: brāhmī sthiti, the divine state; brahma-nirvāṇam, liberation.
The Sanskrit term nirvāṇa means the extinction of the conditioned ego , the flame blown out , and what remains.
Never Again Deluded
Naināṃ prāpya vimuhyati , having attained this state, one is not deluded again. The word moha , delusion , is what brought Arjuna to his knees. It is the fundamental confusion about who we are and what matters.
The brāhmī sthiti is the state beyond that confusion. Not the elimination of experience, but the end of being misled by it.
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Even at the Time of Death
The verse says: even at anta-kāle , the final moment , if one is established in this state, liberation follows.
This is the Gita’s ultimate promise and its invitation. The entire teaching is aimed at this: a life lived from clarity, and a death entered from the same.
The Beginning of the Practice
Chapter 2 has given us the philosophy. Chapters 3 through 18 give us the practice. GitaPath is built to walk you through all of it , one daily insight, one lived application, one verse at a time.
Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita: Context for Verse 2.72
Chapter 2 is called Sankhya Yoga , the yoga of discriminating knowledge. It begins with Arjuna’s collapse and Krishna’s response, and moves through the nature of the soul, the philosophy of action, and the portrait of the wise person (sthita-prajña). Verse 2.72 sits within this arc.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is brāhmī sthiti in BG 2.72?
The divine or Brahman-state , an inner condition of clarity, equanimity, and freedom from delusion. It is the destination the Gita’s entire philosophy points toward.
What is brahma-nirvāṇam?
Liberation , the extinction of the conditioned ego-self and union with the ultimate. The Gita uses nirvāṇa to describe the final freedom from delusion.
How does Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita end?
With the destination named: the divine state, freedom from delusion, and liberation at death for those established in it. Chapter 2 is the philosophical foundation; the rest of the Gita is the map to get there.
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