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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 58 (2.58) means: When a person draws the senses back from their objects, as a tortoise draws in its limbs, their wisdom stands firm.
यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः। इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.58।।
yadā sanharate chāyaṁ kūrmo ’ṅgānīva sarvaśhaḥ indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyas tasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā
When a person draws the senses back from their objects, as a tortoise draws in its limbs, their wisdom stands firm.
जैसे कछुआ अपने अंगों को समेट लेता है, वैसे ही जब व्यक्ति अपनी इंद्रियों को उनके विषयों से खींच लेता है, तब उसकी बुद्धि स्थिर हो जाती है।
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It is verse 58 of Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 72 verses in total.
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