Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 2.69

Sanskrit

या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी। यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः।।2.69।।

yā niśhā sarva-bhūtānāṁ tasyāṁ jāgarti sanyamī yasyāṁ jāgrati bhūtāni sā niśhā paśhyato muneḥ

Meaning

While others chase distractions, disciplined leaders focus on what truly matters. Success requires seeing differently than the crowd.

Translation

The self-restrained man stays awake during what is night for all creatures. That which creatures stay awake for, it is night to the discerning sage.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: