Bhagavad Gita 18.1 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
Arjuna asks: “What does letting go really mean?”
What it means
Arjuna says: “Krishna, I want to understand the real meaning of renunciation and of letting go — and the difference between them.”
The original Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच । संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम् । त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन ॥
arjuna uvāca saṃnyāsasya mahābāho tattvamicchāmi veditum tyāgasya ca hṛṣīkeśa pṛthakkeśiniṣūdana
Translations
Literal translation
Arjuna said: O mighty-armed Hrsikesa, O slayer of (the demon) Kesi, I want to know serverally the truth about sannyasa as also about tyaga.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे महाबाहो ! हे हृषीकेश ! हे केशनिषूदन ! मैं संन्यास और त्याग के तत्त्व को पृथक्-पृथक् जानना चाहता हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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How great teachers across 1,200 years have explained this verse.
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Keep reading · 18.2Krishna answers: “The wise say renunciation means giving up actions driven by selfish desire. Letting go means giving up attachment to the results of every action.”