Bhagavad Geeta 2.58
Sanskrit
यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः। इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.58।।
yadā sanharate chāyaṁ kūrmo ’ṅgānīva sarvaśhaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā
Meaning
Master your focus by deliberately withdrawing attention from distractions. When you control what captures your mind, your judgment becomes steady and your decisions clearer.
Translation
And when one fully withdraws their senses from the objects of the senses, just as a tortoise withdraws its limbs, then their wisdom remains established.
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: