Bhagavad Gita 5.26 meaningFreedom while fully engaged
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“For the calm and kind, peace is all around them.”
What it means
“For those free from desire and anger, who have mastered their mind and know themselves, that peace is close on every side.”
The original Sanskrit
कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम् । अभितो ब्रह ्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम् ॥
kāmakrodhaviyuktānāṃ yatīnāṃ yatacetasām abhito brahmanirvāṇaṃ vartate viditātmanām
Translations
Literal translation
To the monks who have control over their internal organ, who are free from desire and anger, who have known the Self, there is absorption in Brahman either way.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
काम और क्रोध से रहित, संयतचित्त वाले तथा आत्मा को जानने वाले यतियों के लिए सब ओर मोक्ष (या ब्रह्मानन्द) विद्यमान रहता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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