Chapter 18 · Verse 51 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 18.51
Sanskrit
बुद्ध्या विशुद्धया युक्तो धृत्याऽऽत्मानं नियम्य च।शब्दादीन् विषयांस्त्यक्त्वा रागद्वेषौ व्युदस्य च।।18.51।।
Transliteration
buddhyā viśhuddhayā yukto dhṛityātmānaṁ niyamya cha śhabdādīn viṣhayāns tyaktvā rāga-dveṣhau vyudasya cha
In plain words
You are trapped in the grip of what you want and what you hate—and that grip is what's making you suffer. Krishna says: the way out is not to deny your feelings, but to see them clearly with a steady mind, and then gently release them, the way you'd release your hold on something burning your hand. When you stop clutching at what you desire and pushing away what you fear, you'll find the clarity to know what's actually true and what actually matters.
Word by Word
This verse reveals the final architecture of liberation: a purified intellect wedded to unshakable resolve, systematically releasing the mind from sense-objects and the magnetic pull of likes and dislikes. The Vedantic masters teach that moksha is not achieved through denial alone, but through the clear discrimination of a refined intellect that recognizes all sensory attachments as ephemeral mirages.
'—until indifference to praise and blame becomes your natural state.
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Bhagavad Gita 18.51 — BG 18.51
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