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Bhagavad Gita 18.49
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Sanskrit
असक्तबुद्धिः सर्वत्र जितात्मा विगतस्पृहः।नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिं परमां संन्यासेनाधिगच्छति
Transliteration
asakta-buddhiḥ sarvatra jitātmā vigata-spṛihaḥ
naiṣhkarmya-siddhiṁ paramāṁ sannyāsenādhigachchhati
naiṣhkarmya-siddhiṁ paramāṁ sannyāsenādhigachchhati
Synonyms
asakta: buddhiḥ — having unattached intelligence;
sarvatra: everywhere;
jita: ātmā — having control of the mind;
vigata: spṛhaḥ — without material desires;
naiṣkarmya: siddhim — the perfection of nonreaction;
paramām: supreme;
sannyāsena: by the renounced order of life;
adhigacchati: one attains .;
English Meaning
One who is self-controlled and unattached and who disregards all material enjoyments can obtain, by practice of renunciation, the highest perfect stage of freedom from reaction.
Life Theme
Duty and Surrender
Life Application
Doing one’s best in responsibilities while accepting outcomes gracefully.