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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 17

Renunciation and Action

तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः। गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः

tad-buddhayas tad-ātmānas tan-niṣhṭhās tat-parāyaṇāḥ gachchhantyapunar-āvṛittiṁ jñāna-nirdhūta-kalmaṣhāḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 5.17 mean?

Meditating on the divine, having faith in the divine, concentrating on the divine, and losing themselves in the divine, their sins dissolve in wisdom, and they go from whence there is no return.

Word-by-word meaning

tat-buddhayaḥ—those whose intellect is directed toward God · tat-ātmānaḥ—those whose heart (mind and intellect) is solely absorbed in God · tat-niṣhṭhāḥ—those whose intellect has firm faith in God · tat-parāyaṇāḥ—those who strive after God as the supreme goal and refuge · gachchhanti—go · apunaḥ-āvṛittim—not returning · jñāna—by knowledge · nirdhūta—dispelled · kalmaṣhāḥ—sins

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