# Bhagavad Gita 2.66

**Canonical reference:** `gita.2.66`  
**Speaker:** Krishna  
**Corpus version:** gita-1.0.0-rc.1

## Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।
न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम् ॥

## IAST

nāsti buddhirayuktasya na cāyuktasya bhāvanā
na cābhāvayataḥ śāntiraśāntasya kutaḥ sukham

## English — Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882

He who is not self-restrained has no steadiness of mind nor has he who is not self-restrained perseverance in the pursuit of self-knowledge there is no tranquillity for him who does not persevere in the pursuit of self-knowledge and whence can there be happiness for one who is not tranquil? For the heart which follows the rambling senses leads away his judgment

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