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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 49

Liberation Through Surrender

असक्तबुद्धिः सर्वत्र जितात्मा विगतस्पृहः।नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिं परमां संन्यासेनाधिगच्छति

asakta-buddhiḥ sarvatra jitātmā vigata-spṛihaḥ naiṣhkarmya-siddhiṁ paramāṁ sannyāsenādhigachchhati

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.49 mean?

He whose intellect is unattached everywhere, who has conquered his self, and from whom desire has departed, attains through renunciation the supreme perfection of freedom from action.

Word-by-word meaning

asakta-buddhiḥ—those whose intellect is unattached · sarvatra—everywhere · jita-ātmā—who have mastered their mind · vigata-spṛihaḥ—free from desires · naiṣhkarmya-siddhim—state of actionlessness · paramām—highest · sanyāsena—by the practice of renunciation · adhigachchhati—attain

dutydetachmentsoulrenunciationmindactiondesiretimeliberationcontrol

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