Devanagari
श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला ।
समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि ॥ ५३ ॥
Verse text
śruti-vipratipannā te
yadā sthāsyati niścalā
samādhāv acalā buddhis
tadā yogam avāpsyasi
Synonyms
śruti
—
of Vedic revelation
;
vipratipannā
—
without being influenced by the fruitive results
;
te
—
your
;
yadā
—
when
;
sthāsyati
—
remains
;
niścalā
—
unmoved
;
samādhau
—
in transcendental consciousness, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness
;
acalā
—
unflinching
;
buddhiḥ
—
intelligence
;
tadā
—
at that time
;
yogam
—
self-realization
;
avāpsyasi
—
you will achieve.
Translation
When your mind is no longer disturbed by the flowery language of the Vedas, and when it remains fixed in the trance of self-realization, then you will have attained the divine consciousness.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
53. When your intelligence is indifferent to the Vedas because of being fixed, and you are situated in samādhi, then you will attain the status of jīvan-mukta. [Note: With discussion of samādhi the topic now switches to jṣāna-yoga. This will be made clear in the next chapter.]
Translation (Baladeva Vidyabhusana)
53. When your intelligence, fixed on knowing ātmā after hearing, devoid of thoughts of attaining or not attaining, becomes fixed in the mind, you will attain realization of that ātmā.
Purport
To say that one is in samādhi is to say that one has fully realized Kṛṣṇa consciousness; that is, one in full samādhi has realized Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān. The highest perfection of self-realization is to understand that one is eternally the servitor of Kṛṣṇa and that one’s only business is to discharge one’s duties in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. A Kṛṣṇa conscious person, or unflinching devotee of the Lord, should not be disturbed by the flowery language of the Vedas nor be engaged in fruitive activities for promotion to the heavenly kingdom. In Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one comes directly into communion with Kṛṣṇa, and thus all directions from Kṛṣṇa may be understood in that transcendental state. One is sure to achieve results by such activities and attain conclusive knowledge. One has only to carry out the orders of Kṛṣṇa or His representative, the spiritual master.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
At that time, you will become detached from hearing about all sorts of material and Vedic subjects, because of being averse to the agitation created by these subjects (niścalā). And your intelligence will be fixed in samādhi (samādhau acalā), as described in the sixth chapter. At that time, by achieving direct realization, you will achieve the status of jīvan-mukta (yogam avāpsyasi).
Purport (Baladeva Vidyabhusana)
“When my heart is purified by performance of actions while being indifferent to results, I will attain knowledge of ātmā. But when will I have direct realization of that ātmā?”
When your intelligence, completely perfected (vipratipanna) through statements of śruti such as tam etaṁ vedānuvacanena brāhmaṇā vividiṣanti yajṣena dānena tapasā nāśakena (Brāhmaṇas seek to know the Lord by study of the Vedas, by sacrifice, by charity, by austerity, and by fasting. Bṛhad Āraṇyaka Upāniṣad 4.4.22 ), which explain that action brings knowledge of ātmā (śruti), and when the intelligence becomes devoid of doubt and contrary conceptions about objects (acalā) and remains without motion (niścaḷā) in the mind or in concentration (samādhau) like a flame in a windless place, then you will attain the yoga characterized by realization of ātmā (yoga).
The meaning is this. Activities performed without craving for results produce steadiness in knowledge (jṣāna niṣṭhā) also known as sthita prajṣatā. This sthita prajṣatā or jṣāna niṣṭhā is realization of ātmā.
Surrender Unto Me
When one's consciousness becomes "vyavasa‑atmika buddhih", fixed in consciousness on the fact that he is a soul, then the vedic injunctions of prescribed duties "do this, do that" will not disrturb him and he will actually be situated in the divine consciousness.
This detachment in knowledge while working, the Buddhi‑yoga Section, is finished with text 53. And now Arjuna asks some
questions:
[ E ‑ STHITA PRAJNA ‑‑SAMADHI.
FIGHT! BECOME FIXED IN KRSNA CONSCIOUSNESS (2. 54‑72)
1 ‑ Arjuna asks Krsna four questions about one whose consciousness is merged in transcendence: What are his symptoms? How does he speak? How does he sit? How does he walk? (54) ]
Because Krsna has taught about attaining the divine consciousness (samadhi), unflinching intelligence in Krsna consciousness, Arjuna asks four questions: