Bhagavad Gita 18.53 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“…free of pride, anger and ‘mine’, at peace — they are ready.”
What it means
— letting go of ego, force, arrogance, desire, anger and possessiveness, free from the sense of ‘mine’ and at peace — they are ready to become one with the infinite.”
The original Sanskrit
अहंकारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम् । विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥
ahaṃkāraṃ balaṃ darpaṃ kāmaṃ krodhaṃ parigraham vimucya nirmamaḥ śānto brahmabhūyāya kalpate
Translations
Literal translation
(That person,) having discarded egotism, force, pride, desire, anger and superfluous possessions, free from the idea of possession, and serene, is fit for becoming Brahman.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
अहंकार, बल, दर्प, काम, क्रोध और परिग्रह को त्याग कर ममत्वभाव से रहित औ र शान्त पुरुष ब्रह्म प्राप्ति के योग्य बन जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 18.54“One with the infinite, serene, they neither grieve nor crave. Seeing all beings as equal, they reach the deepest love for me.”