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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 42

Liberation Through Surrender

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्

śhamo damas tapaḥ śhauchaṁ kṣhāntir ārjavam eva cha jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.42 mean?

Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, patience, uprightness, knowledge, wisdom, and faith in God — these are the duties of a Brahmana, born of his own nature.

Word-by-word meaning

śhamaḥ—tranquility · damaḥ—restraint · tapaḥ—austerity · śhaucham—purity · kṣhāntiḥ—patience · ārjavam—integrity · eva—certainly · cha—and · jñānam—knowledge · vijñānam—wisdom · āstikyam—belief in a hereafter · brahma—of the priestly class · karma—work · svabhāva-jam—born of one’s intrinsic qualities

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