Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 67 (BG 2.67) — Meaning, Translation & Commentary

As a boat without a helmsman, with sails unfurled, becomes the helpless plaything of tempestuous winds and wild waves—drifting aimlessly, battered by the fierce assault of turbulent waters, ultimately destroyed before reaching its destination—so too does the undisciplined person become enslaved by the senses. The senses, wandering freely among objects of desire, lead the mind astray into the whirlwind of craving and attachment, ultimately bringing about its ruin. Therefore, if one wishes to live a life of true purpose and meaning, one must make constant and earnest effort to bring the senses under one's command and control. Thus, concluding the discourse on human degradation that began with the sixty-second verse, the Blessed Lord speaks: