Bhagavad Gita 5.3 meaningFreedom while fully engaged
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“If you don’t hate or crave, you are already free — even in a busy life.”
What it means
“A person who neither hates nor craves anything has truly renounced — even while living in the world.”
The original Sanskrit
ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति । निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते ॥
jñeyaḥ sa nityasaṃnyāsī yo na dveṣṭi na kāṅkṣati nirdvandvo hi mahābāho sukhaṃ bandhātpramucyate
Translations
Literal translation
He who does not hate and does not crave should be known as a man of constant renunciation.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो पुरुष न किसी से द्वेष करता है और न किसी की आकांक्षा, वह सदा संन्यासी ही समझने योग्य है; क्योंकि, हे महाबाहो ! द ्वन्द्वों से रहित पुरुष सहज ही बन्धन मुक्त हो जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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