Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 14 Meaning
The body, the doer, the various senses, the different functions of various kinds, and the presiding deity—the fifth.
BG 18.14
अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम्।विविधाश्च पृथक्चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पञ्चमम्
adhiṣhṭhānaṁ tathā kartā karaṇaṁ cha pṛithag-vidham vividhāśh cha pṛithak cheṣhṭā daivaṁ chaivātra pañchamam
Meaning in English
The body, the doer, the various senses, the different functions of various kinds, and the presiding deity—the fifth.
हिंदी अर्थ (Hindi Meaning)
इसमें (कर्मोंकी सिद्धिमें) अधिष्ठान तथा कर्ता और अनेक प्रकारके करण एवं विविध प्रकारकी अलग-अलग चेष्टाएँ और वैसे ही पाँचवाँ कारण दैव (संस्कार) है।
Explanation & Life Application
This verse from Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita offers profound wisdom for modern life. As part of The Yoga of Liberation (Moksha Sanyasa Yoga), it teaches about Liberation and Surrender.
The essence of this teaching encourages us to focus on our actions and duties rather than anxiety about outcomes. In today's fast-paced world, this timeless wisdom offers a path to inner peace.
— Explained by the Nitya Team
When to Apply This Verse
- •When feeling anxious about results at work or exams
- •Before starting a new project or challenge
- •When perfectionism causes stress
Related Verses
BG 18.11
Indeed, it is not possible for an embodied being to completely abandon actions; however, he who relinquishes the rewards of actions is truly called a man of renunciation.
BG 18.66
Abandon all duties and take refuge in Me alone; I will liberate you from all sins; do not grieve.
BG 2.13
Just as the embodied soul passes through childhood, youth, and old age in this body, so too does it pass into another body; the steadfast one does not grieve over this.
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