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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verse 5

The Supreme Person

निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्

nirmāna-mohā jita-saṅga-doṣhā adhyātma-nityā vinivṛitta-kāmāḥ dvandvair vimuktāḥ sukha-duḥkha-sanjñair gachchhanty amūḍhāḥ padam avyayaṁ tat

What does Bhagavad Gita 15.5 mean?

The wise attain Eternity when, freed from pride and delusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing desire and fixing their gaze on the Self, they cease to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, such as pleasure and pain.

Word-by-word meaning

niḥ—free from · māna—vanity · mohāḥ—delusion · jita—having overcome · saṅga—attachment · doṣhāḥ—evils · adhyātma-nityāḥ—dwelling constantly in the self and God · vinivṛitta—freed from · kāmāḥ—desire to enjoy senses · dvandvaiḥ—from the dualities · vimuktāḥ—liberated · sukha-duḥkha—pleasure and pain · saṁjñaiḥ—known as · gachchhanti—attain · amūḍhāḥ—unbewildered · padam—abode · avyayam—eternal · tat—that

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