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Bhagavad Gita 18.50
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Sanskrit
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा
Transliteration
siddhiṁ prāpto yathā brahma tathāpnoti nibodha me
samāsenaiva kaunteya niṣhṭhā jñānasya yā parā
samāsenaiva kaunteya niṣhṭhā jñānasya yā parā
Synonyms
siddhim: perfection;
prāptaḥ: achieving;
yathā: as;
brahma: the Supreme;
tathā: so;
āpnoti: one achieves;
nibodha: try to understand;
me: from Me;
samāsena: summarily;
eva: certainly;
kaunteya: O son of Kuntī;
niṣṭhā: the stage;
jñānasya: of knowledge;
yā: which;
parā: transcendental .;
English Meaning
O son of Kuntī, learn from Me how one who has achieved this perfection can attain to the supreme perfectional stage, Brahman, the stage of highest knowledge, by acting in the way I shall now summarize.
Life Theme
Duty and Surrender
Life Application
Doing one’s best in responsibilities while accepting outcomes gracefully.