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Chapter 13 · Verse 10 · Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 13.10

serene Attachment & Letting Go Mind & Meditation Self & Identity

Sanskrit

असक्ितरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु।नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु।।13.10।।

Transliteration

asaktir anabhiṣhvaṅgaḥ putra-dāra-gṛihādiṣhu nityaṁ cha sama-chittatvam iṣhṭāniṣhṭopapattiṣhu

Word by Word

asaktiḥ non-attachment
anabhiṣhvaṅgaḥ absence of craving
putra children
dāra spouse
gṛiha-ādiṣhu home, etc
nityam constant
cha and
sama-chittatvam even-mindedness
iṣhṭa the desirable
aniṣhṭa undesirable
upapattiṣhu having obtained
Simplified Perspective

This verse unveils the mark of one who has truly understood the Field and the Knower of the Field: a heart completely free from grasping, even in the closest relationships—children, spouse, home. The Gita does not ask you to abandon love, but to love without the fever of possession, to hold your dearest ones with open hands.

This is the secret that transforms family life from a cage into a temple: remaining inwardly balanced whether life brings you joy or sorrow, gain or loss. In modern life, this means you can be fully present with your loved ones while releasing the demand that they complete you or validate your worth.

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Bhagavad Gita 13.10 — BG 13.10

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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