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Chapter 5 · Verse 25 · Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 5.25

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Sanskrit

लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः। छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः।।5.25।।

Transliteration

labhante brahma-nirvāṇam ṛiṣhayaḥ kṣhīṇa-kalmaṣhāḥ chhinna-dvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ

Word by Word

labhante achieve
brahma-nirvāṇam liberation from material existence
ṛiṣhayaḥ holy persons
kṣhīṇa-kalmaṣhāḥ whose sins have been purged
chhinna annihilated
dvaidhāḥ doubts
yata-ātmānaḥ whose minds are disciplined
sarva-bhūta for all living entities
hite in welfare work
ratāḥ rejoice
Simplified Perspective

The ancient seers achieved brahma-nirvāṇam—not escape from existence, but liberation into its deepest truth—by purifying their karma, dissolving the false duality between self and other, and anchoring their minds in unwavering dedication to all beings' welfare. This is not a distant attainment for ascetics alone; it describes the integrated life available to anyone who stops compartmentalizing their spiritual practice from their daily service to others.

When you act with genuine care for the wellbeing of all—your family, your community, even those who challenge you—while simultaneously releasing your grip on outcomes, you become the instrument through which brahma-nirvāṇam works itself into reality.

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Bhagavad Gita 5.25 — BG 5.25

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

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