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Bhagavad Gita 5.10
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Sanskrit
ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः।
लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा
लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा
Transliteration
brahmaṇyādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ
lipyate na sa pāpena padma-patram ivāmbhasā
lipyate na sa pāpena padma-patram ivāmbhasā
Synonyms
kāyena: with the body;
manasā: with the mind;
buddhyā: with the intelligence;
kevalaiḥ: purified;
indriyaiḥ: with the senses;
api: even;
yoginaḥ: Kṛṣṇa conscious persons;
karma: actions;
kurvanti: they perform;
saṅgam: attachment;
tyaktvā: giving up;
ātma: of the self;
śuddhaye: for the purpose of purification .;
English Meaning
The yogīs, abandoning attachment, act with body, mind, intelligence and even with the senses, only for the purpose of purification.
Life Theme
Renunciation and Balance
Life Application
Balancing ambition with inner peace instead of becoming overwhelmed by constant desires.