Bhagavad Gita 13.9 meaningThe field and the knower
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“It means not chasing pleasure, not being proud, and seeing life clearly.”
What it means
— letting go of craving for pleasures, freedom from ego, and clearly seeing the pain in birth, death, old age and illness —
The original Sanskrit
इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहंकार एव च । जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम् ॥
indriyārtheṣu vairāgyamanahaṃkāra eva ca janmamṛtyujarāvyādhiduḥkhadoṣānudarśanam
Translations
Literal translation
Non-attachment with regard to objects of the senses, and also absence of egotism; seeing the evil in birth, death, old age, diseases and miseries;
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इन्द्रियों के विषय के प्रति वैराग्य, अहंकार का अभाव, जन्म, मृत्यु, वृद्धवस्था, व्याधि और दुख में दोष दर्शन...৷৷.।
Swami Tejomayananda
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