Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 26 Meaning
Absolute freedom exists on all sides for those self-controlled ascetics who are free from desire and anger, who have controlled their thoughts, and who have realized the Self.
BG 5.26
कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम्। अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम्
kāma-krodha-viyuktānāṁ yatīnāṁ yata-chetasām abhito brahma-nirvāṇaṁ vartate viditātmanām
Meaning in English
Absolute freedom exists on all sides for those self-controlled ascetics who are free from desire and anger, who have controlled their thoughts, and who have realized the Self.
हिंदी अर्थ (Hindi Meaning)
काम-क्रोधसे सर्वथा रहित, जीते हुए मनवाले और स्वरूपका साक्षात्कार किये हुए सांख्ययोगियोंके लिये दोनों ओरसे--शरीरके रहते हुए अथवा शरीर छूटनेके बाद) निर्वाण ब्रह्म परिपूर्ण है।
Explanation & Life Application
This verse from Chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gita offers profound wisdom for modern life. As part of The Yoga of Renunciation (Karma Sanyasa Yoga), it teaches about Renunciation and Inner peace.
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 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.
BG 2.14
The contact of the senses with the objects, O son of Kunti, which causes heat and cold, pleasure and pain, has a beginning and an end; they are impermanent; endure them bravely, O Arjuna.
BG 2.20
It is not born, nor does it ever die; after having been, it again does not cease to be; unborn, eternal, changeless, and ancient, it is not killed when the body is killed.
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