Bhagavad Gita 5.19 meaningFreedom while fully engaged
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Seeing everyone as equal is living close to God.”
What it means
“Those whose minds rest in this equality have conquered the cycle of birth in this very life. The divine is the same in all and flawless, so they live in the divine.”
The original Sanskrit
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः । निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद् ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः ॥
ihaiva tairjitaḥ sargo yeṣāṃ sāmye sthitaṃ manaḥ nirdoṣaṃ hi samaṃ brahma tasmād brahmaṇi te sthitāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Here itself is rirth conquered by them whose minds are established on sameness. Since Brahman is the same (in all) and free from defects, therefore they are established in Brahman.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जिनका मन समत्वभाव में स्थित है, उनके द्वारा यहीं पर यह सर्ग जीत लिया जाता है; क्योंकि ब्रह्म निर्दोष और सम है इसलिये वे ब्रह्म में ही स्थित हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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