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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 10

Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action

वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः। बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागताः

vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā man-mayā mām upāśhritāḥ bahavo jñāna-tapasā pūtā mad-bhāvam āgatāḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 4.10 mean?

Freed from attachment, fear, and anger, wholly absorbed in Me, taking refuge in Me, and purified by the austerity of knowledge, many have attained My state of being.

Word-by-word meaning

vīta—freed from · rāga—attachment · bhaya—fear · krodhāḥ—and anger · mat-mayā—completely absorbed in me · mām—in me · upāśhritāḥ—taking refuge (of) · bahavaḥ—many (persons) · jñāna—of knowledge · tapasā—by the fire of knowledge · pūtāḥ—purified · mat-bhāvam—my divine love · āgatāḥ—attained

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