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Bhagavad Gita 5.26

Chapter 5, Verse 26

Part of 5: Karm Sanyās Yogकर्मसंन्यासयोग

कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम्। अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम्॥

Transliteration

kāma-krodha-viyuktānāṁ yatīnāṁ yata-chetasām abhito brahma-nirvāṇaṁ vartate viditātmanām

Meaning

Absolute freedom exists on all sides for those self-controlled ascetics who are free from desire and anger, who have controlled their thoughts, and who have realized the Self.

Word-by-word meaning
kāmadesireskrodhaangervimuktānāmof those who are liberatedyatīnāmof the saintly personsyata-chetasāmthose self-realized persons who have subdued their mindabhitaḥfrom every sidebrahmaspiritualnirvāṇamliberation from material existencevartateexistsvidita-ātmanāmof those who are self-realized
Commentary

Those who renounce all actions and practise Sravana (hearing of the scriptures)? Manana (reflection) and Nididhyasana (meditation), who are established in Brahman or who are steadily devoted to the knowledge of the Self attain liberation or Moksha instantaneously (Kaivalya Moksha). Karma Yoga leads to Moksha step by step (Krama Mukti). First comes purification of the mind, then knowledge, then renunciation of all actions and eventually Moksha.

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 26?
Absolute freedom exists on all sides for those self-controlled ascetics who are free from desire and anger, who have controlled their thoughts, and who have realized the Self.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 26 of Chapter 5 (Karm Sanyās Yog — Path of Renunciation) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.