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Bhagavad Gita 5.29
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Sanskrit
भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्।
सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति
सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति
Transliteration
bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśhvaram
suhṛidaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ jñātvā māṁ śhāntim ṛichchhati
suhṛidaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ jñātvā māṁ śhāntim ṛichchhati
Synonyms
śrī: bhagavān uvāca — the Lord said;
anāśritaḥ: without taking shelter;
karma: phalam — of the result of work;
kāryam: obligatory;
karma: work;
karoti: performs;
yaḥ: one who;
saḥ: he;
sannyāsī: in the renounced order;
ca: also;
yogī: mystic;
ca: also;
na: not;
niḥ: without;
agniḥ: fire;
na: nor;
ca: also;
akriyaḥ: without duty .;
English Meaning
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: One who is unattached to the fruits of his work and who works as he is obligated is in the renounced order of life, and he is the true mystic, not he who lights no fire and performs no duty.
Life Theme
Renunciation and Balance
Life Application
Balancing ambition with inner peace instead of becoming overwhelmed by constant desires.