Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 6, Verse 28
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः।
सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते।।
सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते।।
yuñjann evaṁ sadātmānaṁ yogī vigata-kalmaṣaḥ
sukhena brahma-sansparśam atyantaṁ sukham aśnute
also searched as "yunjann evam sadatmanam yogi vigata-kalmasah"
Translation
Thus, devoting himself to the Yoga of the Self, freed from impurities, the yogin easily attains the supreme bliss of contact with the Brahman.
Vāṇi's rendering
Practicing so, freed of stain, the yogi touches the eternal — and drinks a happiness without limit, easily.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| युञ्जन्yuñjan | joining, yoking — keeping at the practice |
| एवम्evam | thus, in this way (sandhi: yuñjan + evam) |
| सदाsadā | always, without a break |
| आत्मानम्ātmānam | the self (sandhi: sadā + ātmānam) |
| योगीyogī | the one in practice, the yogi |
| विगत-कल्मषःvigata-kalmaṣaḥ | with the stain gone; his residue of wrong washed out |
| सुखेनsukhena | easily, without strain |
| ब्रह्म-संस्पर्शम्brahma-saṁsparśam | the touch of brahman, contact with the vast |
| अत्यन्तम्atyantam | beyond end, without limit |
| सुखम्sukham | happiness |
| अश्नुतेaśnute | reaches and enjoys, drinks in |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 Verse 28 mean?
It means the one who keeps steadily at the practice, with the old stain worn away, comes to a happiness without limit — and comes to it easily. The labour is in the clearing, not in the joy. Krishna is describing what remains when what obstructed is gone.
What is the meaning of yunjann evam sadatmanam yogi vigata-kalmasah?
Yuñjan means still yoking, still at it — not finished, not perfected, simply continuing. Vigata-kalmaṣaḥ is the result: the residue gone. Krishna joins the two in one breath. Steady practice is what dissolves what you carry, and dissolving it is what makes the happiness effortless.
Why does Krishna say the supreme happiness comes easily when yoga seems so hard?
Because the difficulty and the happiness sit at different places. The difficulty is in returning the mind, again, on an ordinary afternoon. The happiness is not built or earned by strain; it is what shows once the noise thins. You work at the thinning. Then sukhena — easily.
What is kalmasha in this verse?
Kalmaṣa is stain, taint, residue — the accumulated silt of wanting, resenting, replaying. It is not a moral verdict on you; it is sediment. Krishna does not ask you to hate it. He describes a practice that settles it, until the water you look through is clear.
Themes in this verse
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Commentary
Notice the smallest word: easily. Arjuna has been given seat, posture, breath, the disciplined mind — a great deal of effort — and then Krishna says the happiness at the end of it arrives without strain. That is what practice does. It does not force open a door; it wears away the stain that kept you at the threshold. Kalmaṣa is the residue — the old grudges, the appetites, the noise you carry into every quiet room. Scrub it long enough and joy needs no summoning. The yogi does not achieve happiness. He stops obstructing it. Your effort goes into the clearing, never into the light.