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Chapter 5 · Verse 29 · Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 5.29

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Sanskrit

भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्। सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति।।5.29।।

Transliteration

bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśhvaram suhṛidaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ jñātvā māṁ śhāntim ṛichchhati

Word by Word

bhoktāram the enjoyer
yajña sacrifices
tapasām austerities
sarva-loka of all worlds
mahā-īśhvaram the Supreme Lord
su-hṛidam the selfless Friend
sarva of all
bhūtānām the living beings
jñātvā having realized
mām me (Lord Krishna)
śhāntim peace
ṛichchhati attains
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals here the ultimate truth that transcends all ritual and discipline: He alone is the true enjoyer of all sacrifices, the sovereign of all worlds, and most intimately, the dearest friend dwelling in every heart. When you recognize that the Lord sustains all beings with selfless compassion, and that your own deepest self is known and loved by Him, the anxious grip of the ego dissolves.

This recognition—not as abstract philosophy but as lived truth—is the direct path to unshakeable peace in a world of constant change.

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Bhagavad Gita 5.29 — BG 5.29

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

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