Chapter 2 · The Yoga of Knowledge · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 2.58 — Like a tortoise

यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः। इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥

yadā saṃharate cāyaṃ kūrmo'ṅgānīva sarvaśaḥ | indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyastasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā ||

Meaning

When a person can withdraw the senses from their objects completely, like a tortoise drawing in its limbs, that person's wisdom is steady.

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