Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 28

Chapter 6 – Dhyana Yoga · Speaker: Krishna

Sanskrit verse

युञ्जन्नेवं सदात्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः ।
सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते ॥

Transliteration

yuñjannevaṃ sadātmānaṃ yogī vigatakalmaṣaḥ .
sukhena brahmasaṃsparśamatyantaṃ sukhamaśnute ॥

Meaning

Thus constantly uniting his mind with the Self, the yogi freed from impurity easily enjoys the infinite bliss of contact with Brahman.

Word meanings

युञ्जन् – uniting
एवम् – thus
सदा – always
आत्मानम् – the mind
योगी – the yogi
विगतकल्मषः – freed from impurity
सुखेन – easily
ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शम् – born of contact with Brahman
अत्यन्तम् – infinite, ultimate
सुखम् – bliss
अश्नुते – enjoys, experiences

Anvaya (word order)

एवं सदा आत्मानं युञ्जन् विगतकल्मषः योगी सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शम् अत्यन्तं सुखम् अश्नुते ।

Explanation

This verse begins just like 6.15 — yunjann evam sadatmanam — but there the fruit was called peace; here it is called bliss. Peace and bliss are two faces of the same experience: one seen negatively, as the absence of all restlessness, the other positively, as the presence of perfect joy.

A lovely word in this verse is sukhena — easily, without strain. At first meditation feels hard; the mind resists and the body grows restless. But when sins and impurities (kalmasha) have been washed away, the same meditation becomes natural and joyful. What was once a struggle becomes second nature. This is the mark of mature practice.

Another wonderful word is brahma-samsparsha — the touch of Brahman. Sense pleasures arise from contact with objects (matra-sparsha, 2.14; 5.22) and become causes of sorrow. This joy, on the contrary, arises from contact with Brahman — the bliss of touching the Infinite. Shankara explains it as the bliss born of contact with the supreme Brahman, atyanta meaning that which has no end. For Ramanuja it is the bliss of experiencing Brahman, gained through pure vision of the Self.

Thus verses 6.27–28 form the summit of the meditative journey — a calm mind, a pure heart, and the endless bliss of effortless contact with Brahman. In the verses that follow Krishna describes how such a yogi sees the world.

Context

Verse 6.27 said that the calm, pure yogi attains supreme happiness; this verse calls that happiness 'contact with Brahman', revealing its divine nature. Verses 6.29–32 then describe the yogi's equal vision — seeing the Self in all beings.

Life lesson

What feels hard today becomes natural and joyful tomorrow through regular practice. Do not be discouraged by the initial struggle in meditation; as the mind becomes purer, joy will arise by itself.

Key terms

Vigata-kalmasha: freed from sin and impurity
Brahma-samsparsha: contact with Brahman; experience of the Absolute
Atyanta sukha: infinite bliss
Sukhena: easily, effortlessly