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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 21

Renunciation and Action

बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्। स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते

bāhya-sparśheṣhvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yat sukham sa brahma-yoga-yuktātmā sukham akṣhayam aśhnute

What does Bhagavad Gita 5.21 mean?

He finds happiness in his own Self and enjoys eternal bliss, whose heart does not yearn for the contacts of the earth and whose Self is one with the Everlasting.

Word-by-word meaning

bāhya-sparśheṣhu—external sense pleasure · asakta-ātmā—those who are unattached · vindati—find · ātmani—in the self · yat—which · sukham—bliss · saḥ—that person · brahma-yoga yukta-ātmā—those who are united with God through yog · sukham—happiness · akṣhayam—unlimited · aśhnute—experiences

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