Chapter 18 · Verse 49 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 18.49
Sanskrit
असक्तबुद्धिः सर्वत्र जितात्मा विगतस्पृहः।नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिं परमां संन्यासेनाधिगच्छति।।18.49।।
Transliteration
asakta-buddhiḥ sarvatra jitātmā vigata-spṛihaḥ naiṣhkarmya-siddhiṁ paramāṁ sannyāsenādhigachchhati
Word by Word
The Supreme Lord reveals the paradox that haunts every seeker: true renunciation is not the abandonment of action, but the abandonment of the doer. When your intellect no longer clings to results, when your mind bows to your own highest self, and when desire evaporates like morning dew—then you realize that all action has already ceased within you, even as the body moves.
This is the freedom Krishna offers: not escape from life, but freedom within it, available to you now through the practice of genuine non-attachment and the mastery of your own restless mind.
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Bhagavad Gita 18.49 — BG 18.49
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