Chapter II · Śloka 65
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते |
प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते ||
प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते ||
prasāde sarva-duḥkhānāṃ hānir asyopajāyate |
prasanna-cetaso hy āśu buddhiḥ paryavatiṣṭhate ||
prasanna-cetaso hy āśu buddhiḥ paryavatiṣṭhate ||
In serenity, all suffering is destroyed. For the one whose mind is serene, the intellect quickly becomes firmly established.
Prasāda is not merely pleasant calm but the dissolution of all duḥkha — a total clearing. The serene mind provides the stable ground on which the intellect (buddhi) can settle and crystallise into unshakeable wisdom.