Bhagavad Gita 5.13 meaningFreedom while fully engaged
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“A calm person lives happily in their body, like in a peaceful little home.”
What it means
“A self-controlled person, mentally letting go of all actions, lives happily in this body — this ‘city of nine gates’ — neither doing nor making anyone else do.”
The original Sanskrit
सर्वकर्माणि मनसा संन्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी । नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन्न कारयन् ॥
sarvakarmāṇi manasā saṃnyasyāste sukhaṃ vaśī navadvāre pure dehī naiva kurvanna kārayan
Translations
Literal translation
The embodied man of self-control, having given up all actions mentally, continues happily in the town of nine gates, without doing or causing (others) to do anything at all.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
सब कर्मों का मन से संन्यास करके संयमी पुरुष नवद्वार वाली शरीर रूप नगरी में सु ख से रहता हुआ न कर्म करता है और न करवाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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