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Chapter 5 · Verse 28 · Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 5.28

serene Moksha & Liberation Mind & Meditation Attachment & Letting Go

Sanskrit

यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः। विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।

Transliteration

yatendriya-mano-buddhir munir mokṣa-parāyaṇaḥ vigatecchā-bhaya-krodho yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥ

Word by Word

yata controlled
indriya senses
manaḥ mind
buddhiḥ intelligence
muniḥ the transcendentalist
mokṣa liberation
parāyaṇaḥ being so destined
vigata discarded
icchā wishes
bhaya fear
krodhaḥ anger
yaḥ one who
sadā always
muktaḥ liberated
eva certainly
saḥ he is
Simplified Perspective

This verse illuminates the paradox that liberation is not a distant prize to be seized, but the natural state of one who has mastered the fortress of body and mind. When the senses are reined in, the mind becomes steady, and intelligence aligns with truth, the seeker discovers they were never truly bound—only lost in the illusion of desire, fear, and anger.

In our modern life, this means that freedom blooms not through acquiring more experiences, but through releasing the grip of cravings, anxieties, and reactive emotions that fragment our consciousness.

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Bhagavad Gita 5.28 — BG 5.28

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

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