Chapter 13 · Verse 10 · Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 13.10
Sanskrit
असक्ितरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु।नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु।।13.10।।
Transliteration
asaktir anabhiṣhvaṅgaḥ putra-dāra-gṛihādiṣhu nityaṁ cha sama-chittatvam iṣhṭāniṣhṭopapattiṣhu
In plain words
You are holding your loved ones so tightly because you are terrified of losing them — your spouse, your child, your home, your whole identity wrapped up in keeping them close and keeping them safe. Krishna says: love them fiercely, but release the stranglehold; hold them with open hands instead, and the terror may loosen, and you can actually be present with them again. The peace you're looking for isn't in controlling the outcome — it's in this: remaining steady whether life gives you what you want or takes it away.
Word by Word
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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