Bhagavad Gita 5.28 meaningFreedom while fully engaged
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“…let go of wanting, fear and anger — and you are free.”
What it means
— the seeker who has mastered senses, mind and intellect, aiming for freedom and free from desire, fear and anger, is free already.”
The original Sanskrit
यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः । विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः ॥
yatendriyamanobuddhirmunirmokṣaparāyaṇaḥ vigatecchābhayakrodho yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Keeping the external objects outside, the eyes at the juncture of the eye-brows, and making equal the outgoing and incoming breaths that move through the nostrils, the contemplative who has control over his organs, mind and intellect should be fully intent on Liberation and free from desire, fear and anger. He who is ever is verily free.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जिस पुरुष की इन्द्रियाँ, मन और बुद्ध ि संयत हैं, ऐसा मोक्ष परायण मुनि इच्छा, भय और क्रोध से रहित है, वह सदा मुक्त ही है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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