Bhagavad Gita 18.50 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Now hear how such a person reaches God.”
What it means
“Now learn briefly from me how someone who has reached that perfection reaches the infinite — the highest point of wisdom.”
The original Sanskrit
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे । समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा ॥
siddhiṃ prāpto yathā brahma tathāpnoti nibodha me samāsenaiva kaunteya niṣṭhā jñānasya yā parā
Translations
Literal translation
Understand for certain from Me, in brief indeed, O son of Kunti, that process by which one who has achieved success attains Brahman, which is the supreme consummation of Knowledge.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
सिद्धि को प्राप्त पुरुष किस प्रकार ब्रह्म को प्राप्त होता है, तथा ज्ञान की परा निष्ठा को भी तुम मुझसे संक्षेप में जानो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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